The Bridge - Fall 2019

Volume XVII Fall 2019 NEW ENGLAND LAW | BOSTON ALUMNI MAGAZINE New England Law receives historic gift on behalf of Dr. Arnold S. Goldstein ’64 (turn to page 24 for details) Left to Right: President and CEO John F. O’Brien ’77, Marlene Goldstein, and Chairman Martin C. Foster ’80 The Bridge  A

Alumni Reunion Weekend Spring 2020 Celebrating the classes of 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2015. REDISCOVER REUNITE RECONNECT Details Coming Late 2019 • Registration Opens Early 2020 alumni.nesl.edu/reunion Remember: Reunion can’t happen without your help! If you’re interested in being a Class Agent, visit alumni.nesl.edu/classagent. Dsinuoivnarnielft’uoautymtpmioisodnuinsacir.!stnoecMertomrhsaenleykc.teiaetndcafuott/.

In This Issue VOLUME XVII Fall 2019 2 AJohCnoFn.vOer’sBartiioenn with President and CEO John F. O’Brien ’77 ’77 President and CEO A look ahead at some of the exciting things happening The Bridge is published by the Office of Communications and Marketing. at New England Law | Boston Photos: Tony Rinaldo Photography, Ella Rinaldo 4 Events Photography, Bizzy Amor Photography, Commencement • Alumni Reunion Weekend • Alumni Career Snappr Forum and Massachusetts Regional Reception • Regional Receptions: New York, Florida, Rhode Island • Multicultural Change of address and inquiries Alumni and Students Reception about Alumni Relations or the Annual Giving Program: 13 In the Media 617-422-7422 Faculty share their insights and expertise on various legal [email protected] matters New England Law | Boston 154 Stuart Street 14 Alumni Spotlight: Compliance Boston, MA 02116 Is compliance the best legal career you’re not considering? facebook.com/newenglandlawboston 18 Asked and Answered @NewEnglandLaw Advocating for Social Justice in Immigration • Championing New England Law | Boston Diversity in Higher Education @NewEnglandLawBoston New England Law | Boston 20 Reflections on Law School Class of 2019 graduates look back on their law school The Bridge  1 experiences as they prepare for the future 24 Cover Story: Giving to Future Generations New England Law receives a historic gift from Marlene Goldstein on behalf of her late husband, Dr. Arnold S. Goldstein ’64 26 Annual Giving Program Thank you to our generous donors! 32 Class Action Find out what your classmates have been up to... 42 In Memoriam Remembering those we lost in the past year 44 F indings What do you love most about being a lawyer?

A Conversation with President and CEO John F. O’Brien ’77 New England Law | Boston just welcomed its largest entering class in years, the culmination of months of exciting growth and institutional developments. But according to President and CEO John O’Brien, the best is yet to come. The Bridge: Over the past year, New England Law has seen tremendous admissions growth and many programmatic changes. What’s the strategy behind this success? President O’Brien: Quite simply, our mission is to help our students realize their dream of becoming lawyers by providing them with a great education, guiding them through bar exam preparation, and assisting them with their job search so they can provide for themselves and their families. That’s been our focus for as long as I’ve been here, and everything we do is intended to support those goals. We’re only successful if our students and alumni are successful. Furthermore, there isn’t a person here who doesn’t contribute in some way to that mission. Every single person in the New England Law community, from the trustees to the faculty to the administration and staff, works together to make the school the best it can be. That certainly includes our alumni, who play an invaluable role by mentoring students and helping graduates get fulfilling jobs. Pair that institutional support with the hard work, determination, and dedication our students bring to the table, and good things are bound to happen. You can see it in the achievements of our alumni, like the late Dr. Arnold Goldstein, who spent his life giving back to his community. 2  The Bridge 

Now, generations of New England Law students will training they receive at New England Law thoroughly know the legacy of this man through the incredibly prepares them for those challenges. Our Center generous donation made by Dr. Goldstein and his for Business Law has been ahead of the curve in wife, Marlene. Dr. and Mrs. Goldstein have been providing compliance training for lawyers for many good friends of the school for many years, and this years, and we were able to build on that foundation historic donation is a vote of confidence in what with the new certificate program, which is awarded we’re doing here. (Turn to page 24 to learn more.) in conjunction with the JD. Our admissions numbers are another key indicator Compliance is also attractive in its versatility and the of success, exemplified in the caliber of students way it can be informed by many different backgrounds we’ve attracted and continue to attract in growing and skill sets. For instance, health care professionals numbers. In fact, our applications increased more often encounter compliance issues in their day-to-day than 65% in 2019, when most law schools saw work. When they marry that on-the-ground experience single-digit growth—if they saw any growth at all. with a law degree, they’re primed for a robust career in health care compliance. (Turn to page 14 to learn We’ve always had devoted alumni and enjoyed more.) a great reputation in the legal community. But more and more, the word is getting out about The Bridge: It was recently announced that you New England Law. Almost half of this year’s 1L would like to retire before too much time class comes from outside New England, and they passes. What’s next for New England Law? represent more than 220 undergraduate colleges and universities. President O’Brien: I am still here full time, and there is no firm timetable for my retiring. It will The Bridge: The Alumni Spotlight in this issue is continue to be my responsibility as president and all about compliance. Why the focus on this CEO to oversee all operations of our law school. legal niche? I’ll be working closely with Acting Dean Allison Dussias, who previously served as our Associate President O’Brien: We’ve always tried to offer Dean. the most competitive academic programs possible, and our new certificate program in Compliance We’re excited to build on the success of the past, and Risk Management capitalizes on growth in that but it all comes back to that core mission: helping area. It’s one of several programs we launched in students realize their dream of becoming lawyers. 2019 due to growing demand, including six new academic concentrations [Business Law, Family As always, we will continue working toward Law, International Law, Litigation, Public Interest attracting strong students who will thrive here, Law, and Small Firm Practice] and three additional growing our academic and extracurricular offerings, certificate programs [Criminal Practice and staying on the cutting edge of the law and legal Procedure, Immigration Law, and Intellectual practice, and sharing the achievements of our Property Law]. students, faculty, and alumni throughout our community—and with the world. Student interest and job market growth spurred the creation of all these programs, but compliance is a particularly fertile area for jobs, fueled by many layers of regulation at the federal, state, and, in some cases, even local level. If companies and other organizations don’t know all the rules, they can find themselves in trouble. Compliance professionals are essential in navigating those regulations, and the The Bridge  3

EVENTS 2019 Commencement 2 1 May 17, 2019 3 Boch Center Wang Theater 4 1 5 Commencement Speaker Student Award Winners (L-R) General Vincent K. Brooks Megan E. Sullivan, Cecelia M. Mitchell, London K. Lundstrum, Alexandra Rose, 2 Gina M. Abbadessa, David R. Perkins, Boston Police Commissioner Chelsea M. Carlton, Ryan A. Hansen, William G. Gross with Caitlin C. Morey, Jennifer Vera President and CEO John F. O’Brien ’77 6 3 Ryan A. Hansen Valedictorian Day Program Cecelia M. Mitchell 7 Cliff Y. Orelus 4 Valedictorian Evening Program 8 Gina M. Abbadessa with Rabbi Jane L. Kanarek President and CEO John F. O’Brien ’77 9 Raina S. Jacques 10 Margaret G. Martin and Chelsea M. Carlton 4  The Bridge 

6 77 To see more photos, visit 9 www.flickr.com/newenglandlaw 5 Honorary Degree Recipients General Vincent K. Brooks (Ret.) Former Commander, United States Army Doctor of Humanities William G. Gross Commissioner, Boston Police Department Doctor of Humanities 8 Rabbi Jane L. Kanarek Associate Dean and Professor, Hebrew College Doctor of Humanities Student Awards Dean Arthur W. MacLean Award for Academic Excellence Gina M. Abbadessa Cecelia M. Mitchell Trustee Bradbury Gilbert Award for Excellence in Achievement 10 Caitlin C. Morey Jennifer Vera New England Law | Boston Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award Gina M. Abbadessa Ryan A. Hansen London K. Lundstrum Megan E. Sullivan President Anna E. Hirsch Award Chelsea M. Carlton David R. Perkins Dean’s Award Alexandra Rose Dean Timothy J. Cronin, Jr., Memorial Award Xena Robinson The Bridge  5

EVENTS Alumni Reunion Weekend 2 1 34 56 7 Celebrating the classes of 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009, and 2014! 89 10 Cocktail Reception April 26, 2019 Liberty Hotel Boston 1 6 Class of 1989 Professor Emeritus Curtis Nyquist, 2 Donna Nyquist, Christine Nicastro ’94, Class of 2009 and Amy Nicastro-Clark 3 Mitchell Garabedian ’79 7 4 Class of 1984 Hon. Roberto Ronquillo, Jr. ’84 5 8 Jacqui Zane ’09 Richard Ricker ’79 and Allison Gray Ricker 6  The Bridge  9 Betsy Alter Kehoe ’89, Tom Cataldo ’89, and Larry Geller ’89 10 Cheryl Fiandaca ’84

To see more photos, visit www.flickr.com/newenglandlaw 11 12 13 14 11 16 15 John Studley ’84 Roger Lipson ’62 and Alberta Lipson 12 17 Thomas Copain ’14, Teresa Mary O’Connor-D’Amico ’94, Grzeczkowicz ’14, Erica Kasten ’14, Hon. Kathryn Phelan-Brown ’94, and Amanda Casselman ’14 Francine Falbo ’94, and Mitch Carroll ’94 13 Ashley Walter ’09, Erin Chesser ’09, and Jessica Babine ’09 14 Kelly Belt Scibelli ’99, Janine Danks Fox ’99, Jeff DiAmico ’99, Jenifer DeCristofaro ’99, and 16 17 Kate Lush DiAmico ’99 15 (Not in order) Peter Beckerman ’74 and guest, George Gochros ’74 and guest, and Michael Abelson ’74 Boston Red Sox v. Tampa Bay Rays April 27, 2019 Fenway Park The Bridge  7

EVENTS Alumni Career Forum and Massachusetts Regional Reception 1 Alumni Career Forum November 15, 2018 Revere Hotel This annual event connects eager students and savvy alumni to discuss legal careers, the current job market, and personal career paths. 2 1 4 Timothy Dooling ’01 2 Noel Cho ’21, Amanda Parker ’19, Bettina Pancho ’21, and Courtney Herndon ’15 3 Christopher Gontarz ’84, Tyler Greaves ’14, and Lora Gray ’13 4 Students at the Alumni Career Forum 5 3 Mike Winters ’05 6 Damien Gillietti ’96 7 Hon. Roberto Ronquillo, Jr. ’84 and Benjamin Strobeck ’19 6 7 5 8  The Bridge 

Massachusetts Regional Reception To see more photos, visit www.flickr.com/newenglandlaw November 15, 2018 Four Seasons Hotel Boston 4 Local alumni and friends gathered to reminisce, relax, and reconnect! 5 (Turn the page for even more regional receptions.) 36 1 6 Laura Terrasi ’17 Hon. Jackie Cowin ’02 and Trustee Sara Goldman 2 Curley ’02 Bob Taylor ’94 7 3 Ellen Knight ’18 and Charlotte Chairman Martin C. Foster ’80, Houlihan ’18 Lily Hayes, and Jack Hayes ’80 8 4 Alex Aferiat ’13, Rosemary Sheba Varughese ’15 McAuliffe ’56, and Rachael Bandeira ’18 5 Paul Hayes ’90 12 8 7 The Bridge  9

EVENTS Regional Receptions 12 New York City October 10, 2018 Penn Club of New York 1 Monique Sterling ’12 and Meredith Palermo ’12 2 Irene Chan ’17 and James “Leon” Smith, Jr. ’99 3 Kathryn Colson ’00, Juliann O'Meara ’00, and Andrew Graulich ’84 34 54 Sheila Osei ’04 and Joel MacMull ’04 5 Sheldon Weinberg ’75 6 Johnnise Lopez ’18, William Martinez, Leonardo Ghabrial ’18, Marie Valera ’18, Chevelle Allison- McIntosh ’18, and Roxanne Bailey ’18 6 77 Hector Oseguera ’14 and Katherine Charles ’15 Providence, 4 1 Rhode Island Kathleen Kelly ’95 and Michael Brady ’96 23 June 5, 2019 5 The Capital Grille Rep. Joseph Solomon, Jr. ’08 1 6 Nick Tudino, Alexandra Coe ’16, and Rep. Stephen Ucci ’96 and Clare Jabour ’87 Mary Tudino ’90 7 2 Hon. Paula Cuculo ’88, Hon. Alfredo Conte Hon. Richard Merola ’93, Maria Deaton ’96, ’87, and Ralph Liguori ’93 and Jim Lepore ’80 8 3 Kerry Rafanelli ’83 and Deborah Tate ’81 Joseph Accaoui and Seta Accaoui ’15 Special thanks to Ralph Liguori ’93 and the firm Jones Kelleher LLP for co-hosting this event! 10  The Bridge 

1 To see more photos, visit www.flickr.com/newenglandlaw 3 2 5 4 Fort Myers, Florida 45 February 28, 2019 Boston Red Sox Spring Training Game 1 Trustee Al Balboni ’83 42 Christine Costello ’81 (center) and friends Fort Lauderdale, Florida March 1, 2019 Boatyard Restaurant 3 Richard Patterson, Jr. ’83, Joseph Valof ’72, and 6 Anita Valof 4 Adelmis Naderpour ’94, Amir Naderpour ’94, and Louis Katz ’93 5 Melissa Vasquez ’91 and Eric Vasquez ’91 6 Beatrice Cazeau ’99, David Datz ’98, Shabnam Adeduntan, and Rilwan Adeduntan ’07 68 7 The Bridge  11

EVENTS Multicultural Alumni and 2 Students Reception September 13, 2019 3 Revere Hotel 1 4 7 Alumni and students gathered for this annual event recognizing the importance of diversity in our community and fostering a new generation of mentors. 1 Philjay Solar ’19, Meaghan Green Drake ’19, and Sasha Fanny-Holston ’19 2 Alan Chow ’16 3 Charles Hamilton Houston Enrichment Program award winners 4 Professor Wilton Hyman and Darrell Augustin ’20 5 Trustee Richard Lawton ’82 6 Jacquelyn Pina ’17 and Victor Valenzona ’17 7 Chanal McCain ’17, Teniola Adeyemi ’15, Breanishea Amaya ’15, and Director of Student Services Jacqui Pilgrim 6 5 12  The Bridge 

In the Media New England Law faculty are often The Hill asked by the media to share their insights and expertise on various “Does Your District Attorney Have Access to Your Medical legal matters, from groundbreaking Records?” local cases with national ramifications By Professor David Siegel, May 23, 2019 to human rights issues of global “The latest attempts to criminalize women’s health care will consequence. Here are some recent demand that every Alabaman woman share their medical records highlights. with their local district attorney. Sound fishy? While Alabama’s new Human Life Protection Act purportedly targets abortion U.S. News & World Report ‘providers’…any record of a pregnancy test, consultation note, or inquiry about a prenatal appointment could be evidence of a crime “How to Find a Strong Human Rights Law Program” if the pregnancy doesn’t produce a medical record of a delivery.” By Ilana Kowarski, June 10, 2019 “Law school hopefuls who intend to become attorneys who Professor David Siegel examines how district attorneys could access medical represent victims of human rights violations should understand records of Alabaman women who are, could have been, or used to be pregnant. that pursuing this type of legal career is difficult, law professors say… Dina Francesca Haynes, a professor of law at New England Boston Business Journal Law Boston, says prospective JD students should see if a law school has professors who are currently engaged in human rights “Viewpoint: Taxing Short-Term Rentals May Spoil the Season” law projects. Haynes says she regularly recruits students to help By Professor Natasha Varyani, July 18, 2019 her with human rights projects.” “For those planning beach vacations this summer, there is a new Professor Dina Francesca Haynes shares what incoming 1L students issue to consider: a short-term rental tax… Commonly referred to should consider when choosing a human rights law school program. as an ‘Airbnb Tax.’ This new tax is a way for states to recapture some of the revenue lost as vacationers increasingly choose to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly stay at units offered by owners for short-term rentals instead of larger hotels and resorts. Two of the East Coast’s most popular “SJC Decision May Aid Push for Right to Eviction Counsel” summer destinations, Cape Cod and the Jersey Shore, are By Kris Olson, April 18, 2019 anxiously waiting to see the impact this has on renters.” “In its decision in Adjartey v. Central Division of the Housing Court Department, the Supreme Judicial Court provides helpful Professor Natasha Varyani weighs in on how taxing short-term rental guidance for judges, attorneys and litigants in summary process property is impacting private property owners. cases, advocates say… But perhaps most important, the court sets the table for the Legislature to grant low-income litigants a The National Law Journal right to counsel in eviction cases. ‘It is inconceivable to me that you can read this decision and not recognize that a right to “The House as Prosecutor: Speaker Pelosi on Impeachment counsel is essential in this context,' says Russell Engler, professor after the Mueller Report” and director of clinical programs at New England Law | Boston.” By Professors Lawrence Friedman and Victor Hansen, April 30, 2019 Professor Russell Engler contributes to an article on why a recent “Notwithstanding the Mueller investigation’s conclusion that decision made by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court could impact President Donald Trump did not conspire with Russia to win the the right low-income litigants have to counsel in eviction cases. 2016 election, many Democrats have not given up on impeachment. Advocates for impeachment point to the publicly available proof of Trump’s misdeeds…and argue that the House must impeach Trump, even if the possibility of conviction in the Senate is remote.” Professors Lawrence Friedman and Victor Hansen discuss Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s comments after the release of the Mueller Report and how the findings could impact a potential impeachment process. The Bridge  13

Rochelle Levy ’10, compliance director with BNY Mellon Investment Management, at the New York Stock Exchange 14  The Bridge 

The Best Legal Career You’re Not Considering Compliance For such a rewarding and A fateful encounter at an alumni event changed Rochelle Levy’s in-demand alternative to whole career trajectory. “traditional” legal careers, compliance has been flying A 2010 graduate of New England Law, Levy entered law school interested in litigation. She went to the annual Alumni Career Forum under the radar. her first semester expecting to connect with folks in those roles. But then she met an attorney who went from working as a federal At least, it was. prosecutor to a compliance attorney. To say her interest was piqued is an understatement—she decided to switch gears to compliance too. More and more lawyers are And that attorney ultimately “became a great mentor throughout [her] seeking new opportunities and career,” Levy says. “We’re still in touch.” challenges in the compliance Today, Levy’s a director in compliance at BNY Mellon Investment sector, including these Management in New York City, one of the world’s leading investment management organizations and one of the top U.S. wealth managers. New England Law | Boston But Levy isn’t the only lawyer making the leap to compliance. alumni. New laws and regulations are constantly spurring the demand for compliance professionals, creating a wealth of job opportunities for lawyers looking for an “alternative” career. Compliance also allows lawyers to marry their legal skills with other interests and strengths, like a passion for health care. Add in the good work-life balance, solid salaries, and other benefits, and it’s no wonder compliance is becoming a hot legal specialty, as many New England Law alumni can attest. continued on next page The Bridge  15

Inside the Compliance Office building up their compliance programs proactively. “It is For Levy, compliance is the practical application of law to the beneficial to have an effective, robust, and proactive program business process. “I’m part process engineer and part legal rather than a mandated program under the strict scrutiny of translator,” she says. the government as a result of a settlement,” says Spigarelli. Of course, defining precisely what compliance attorneys do Like Levy, Spigarelli did not attend law school with the goal of can be elusive, and responsibilities depend on the role and becoming a compliance officer. She’s been practicing health sector. In general, they must understand business and risk care compliance since 2005, but she’s a nurse by trade. She management and ensure employees do what’s required as well was working as an attorney in a law firm when she decided to as what’s ethical. return to the health care setting in a non-clinical role. When she spotted a job posting for a compliance associate for a “It is very regulatory in nature, and it means following the rules, health care system, the job description seemed like a good fit, policies, and procedures of multiple legal and administrative one melding her nursing and legal background. authorities,” says Rowena Calderon Spigarelli ’02, chief compliance officer at RWJ Barnabas Health. “In my particular Indeed, the way compliance delves into multiple disciplines, area of practice, health care compliance, it includes following the skill sets, and industries is often a big part of its appeal… rules of the government bodies and entities—federal and state.” New Opportunities for Lawyers Levy has been in her current role at BNY Mellon since March As effective communicators and problem solvers, lawyers can 2019, having worked in compliance since 2011 for such leverage their legal training in compliance, even though a law companies as JPMorgan Chase and State Street. She says degree may not be required. In fact, compliance is often not she enjoys the variety in her responsibilities and the ability to technically a legal role, and compliance professionals typically work closely with other departments. “I’m a people person and do not provide legal opinions or represent their firms. a problem solver, so being able to roll up my sleeves with Operations and also analyze regulatory interpretations with Rather, the role of the compliance officer, for example, is to Legal is a lot of fun.” educate and audit, enforce the rules, and foster an ethical work environment where employees feel empowered to voice Given her litigation experience, Levy understands “the realities concerns without fear of retaliation, says Spigarelli. of litigation and enforcement and knows when something is urgent or important or both,” she says. “There is also the ability That being said, if you’re a lawyer in a compliance role, you still to translate the regulation and be a go-between with the need “to stay abreast of the law and industry updates, including business and legal, making things easier for both sides.” legal settlements applicable to your area of concentration, so Lawyers familiar with litigation and business law are well that you can partner with key stakeholders in the corporation positioned for new opportunities in the burgeoning compliance and provide education about the high-risk regulatory areas and arena, she says. prevent issues proactively in those areas,” Spigarelli says. “Knowledge of operations within a particular industry is a The Compliance Boom significant part of being a successful compliance officer.” Given its wide reach and relevance, it’s no surprise that compliance is booming, especially in such areas as financial Compliance positions are also often JD preferred, says Dan services, health care, and government. The ever-changing Crouch ’95, director of ethics and compliance for Alnylam regulatory and technology landscape keeps compliance Pharmaceuticals. A certified health care compliance professionals on their toes as well. professional with experience in health care fraud, waste and abuse programs, and corporate integrity agreements, Crouch “Technology allows us all to function with a complexity that entered the compliance space as a military attorney after law didn’t exist when many regulations were put in place, and it school. Aside from litigating cases, compliance was part of creates many questions of practical applicability that are every job he had in the military. He left active duty in the U.S. matters of first impression,” says Levy. “Think of data collection, Navy in 2013 and worked as a contractor in Afghanistan for complex computer programs, global businesses—these all the Department of State. When he returned to the U.S., he bring new, interesting questions to old regulations. And as looked for private-sector jobs. regulators adopt more rules to adapt to this new environment, there is a greater need for compliance employees to ensure “Compliance felt like a natural transition from the military and that a business is in line with expectations.” operating in environments like Afghanistan, particularly in areas of investigations,” says Crouch, who has hundreds of Another factor fueling growth stems from organizational investigations under his belt. “Often compliance people are leaders looking to get ahead of the curve with regulations, involved in internal investigations, whether it’s involving leaders 16  The Bridge 

in the company who have committed personal misconduct or Dan Crouch ’95 whether they are trying to assess risks based on business operations. They are looking internally to figure out if there is a Rowena Calderon Spigarelli ’02 problem.” The Evolution of Compliance Twenty-five years ago, law school grads did not aspire to become compliance professionals, says Craig Bennett ’94, vice president and chief compliance officer for the Boston Medical Center Health System. He specializes in the administrative side of compliance and deals with privacy, building, pharmacy, and research, as well as guidelines for policy and procedures to “ensure we are doing the right things [and] have a plan in place to comply with rules and regulations.” Bennett says he too rather stumbled into the field because many of his jobs had compliance components. In state government, he worked for the Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement. When he moved into the private sector insurance industry, he worked with regulators. While working at John Hancock, the HIPAA privacy rules went into effect, and he was recruited into health care, where he’s worked for more than fifteen years. Boston Medical Center Health System has become something of a New England Law hub: two alumni work in the privacy office and another alumnus is focused on conflict of interest in industry standards. “I sit back and say, ‘Oh, they come at this with a bit more focus than I did when I graduated,’” Bennett says. “It’s interesting to have seen that evolution.” Preparing for a Career in Compliance Compliance roles may come in lots of shapes and sizes, but these alumni agree: corporations prefer JDs with practical experience under their belts. “Knowledge of operations in the particular industry is a significant part of being a successful compliance officer,” Spigarelli says. “Get as much practical and hands-on experience as you can.” As for the next generation of compliance professionals, alumni say law schools are at a crossroads in preparing students for compliance roles. (In fact, in 2019 New England Law launched a Compliance and Risk Management certificate program.) “I think sometimes law schools get a little uncomfortable, because many compliance roles don’t ‘practice law,’” says Crouch. “While my most recent compliance roles were not ‘legal’ roles, my legal training is absolutely instrumental to what I do. You need to understand how laws like the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act work before you can determine whether your company’s programs adequately address those risks. “It never hurts to have a JD.” Craig Bennett ’94 The Bridge  17

Asked­ Advocating for Social Justice in Immigration 18  The Bridge  Monica Modi Khant ’98 is the executive director of the Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network, where she trains and mentors pro bono attorneys who represent asylum seekers and immigrant victims of violence. When you started law school, were you Is there a case that was especially planning to work in immigration law? satisfying or important to you? I went to law school for social justice One of our cases involved a transgender reasons—I wanted to fight for a cause that I woman from Mexico who was trafficked to the believed in. But I didn’t plan to practice United States, and then later held in a immigration law. In fact, I tried to avoid it detention center in a remote part of Georgia. because of my own immigrant background. I She tried to fight for asylum, saying that if she was born and raised in the United States, but returned to Mexico, being transgender was my parents are from India, and they were kind going to put her at risk of persecution—and no of pushing me to do immigration work, and I one had protected her in Mexico when she resisted it. But at New England Law, I found asked for protection. my voice. She represented her case pro se for two My first job out of law school was with a years, without appropriate translation, without nonprofit that worked with immigrants who an attorney, in immigration court, in a legal were seeking asylum, who were held in system that she did not understand, and she detention centers. That first job really showed lost. We then requested a big law firm in me that this is what I am meant to do. Since Atlanta—Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton— then I’ve always practiced immigration law, to be involved. After three appeals the firm working for vulnerable immigrant populations, finally did win her case, and she was granted and I’ve become even more passionate about asylum. Now she’s an advocate for it, twenty years later. transgender immigrants, trying to change the system that caused her so much grief and Tell me about the work you do at GAIN. turmoil. Our mission is to provide free legal services to immigrant victims of crime and persecution. How has your work changed in recent We help those who are seeking asylum, years? fleeing persecution in their home countries, Policies keep changing without much notice. and also those who have had crimes Immigration is already a complex area of law, committed against them, such as domestic and when you have these frequent shifts, it’s violence, sexual assault, and human very difficult to advise clients about what the outcome could be. We have to be constantly trafficking. on our toes. What really hurts me too is that some clients who are victims of crimes do not We screen cases, and we train and feel comfortable coming forward, because of mentor volunteer attorneys from the big fear of deportation. firms in Atlanta to represent cases pro bono. We have 200 volunteers, and But there has been one positive change: more people who might not have felt compelled to every year we represent about 500 say anything a couple years ago are now clients. speaking up for immigrants and in support of what we do. And that has been very energizing At GAIN, we are also trying to change for us and has shone a light on our clients. the narrative of immigration here in Atlanta. The more attorneys we have working with our clients, the better they understand what our clients go through in order to seek safety, justice, and freedom.

Championing Diversity in Higher Education Answered Kenneth Elmore ’01 is the Associate Provost and Dean of Students at Boston University, where he works to create a supportive learning and living community for all students. Has your legal training influenced the What about first-generation college work that you do as dean of students? students? Absolutely. Every day, in so many ways: I’ve got We’ve got a lot more students who are first free expression issues that come up. There gen now. One important piece is messaging— are liability and human resource issues. To be saying to that student, I was a first-generation trained to have a discerning eye on those college student, I was a Pell [Grant] student, questions is important. I spend a lot of time so I was in that realm of poor folks too. And to trying to work with folks on being precise in say to them, you’ve got this. You’ve earned it, what they say and how they say it. And I think I you’ve worked for it, and you can do this. And learned that in my legal training. Every day I do if you get to that juncture where you feel like something where I think, “Thank goodness I you can’t, come and see me, let me give you went to law school!” some encouragement—and if need be, a good kick in the seat of the pants too! What are some changes you’ve made as dean of students? We read about how parents today hover I advanced this concept—developed by so much that students are unprepared for the educator and civil rights leader Howard adulthood, for making their own Thurman—that meaningful, shared experiences decisions. Do you think that’s true? among people can build community. They allow I think we forget that not only does the student us the spaces to disagree with each other but transition from high school to college, but so also to come together. And I think I have been does the parent, and I’m sympathetic to that. out and about more than my predecessors There are times when you want parent and were, as a way to participate in the community guardian involvement. But I do try to coach and engage it a little more. parents a little about how engaged they should be, and when to let the young person in their How do you support students of color at lives make some decisions for themselves— the university? and also to allow them to falter a little bit. A lot of the work that we do is about mentoring, both professional and personal. We What are some are expanding the Howard Thurman Center of the more for Common Ground, which is a place where challenging our students of color, and all of our students, parts of your can really engage around issues of identity job? and culture. We are still grappling with It’s not just about our students of color today’s politics; graduating and persisting here; it’s about the that’s a common quality of the experience while they’re here. conversation. We So for example we want to make sure that struggle with what it our students of color are studying abroad, means to be civically and that they’re participating in work and involved. We grapple with internships, because those are all about whether we know each other, quality of life, and we want to be sure that and are we doing enough they are participating in the same way that to help our students to any other student would be. deal with the big, hard questions out there. The Bridge  19

aa Reflections on Law School “I spent a lot of time The Leader students could do them.” The caliber and thinking about reputation of the law school’s faculty was a leadership. Most of all, I “I’ve always found the concept of law deciding factor as well. wanted to be able to simply interesting. It’s completely man- look back after the year made, but we can’t imagine life without it. Before starting law school, Abbadessa was over and have It’s pliable enough to accommodate feared the four years she spent in the accomplished real, different cultures…and is in that way an workforce would put her at a disadvantage; measurable goals.” interesting reflection of a society’s values,” in retrospect, she wouldn’t have it any other observes Gina Abbadessa ’19. way. “I felt uniquely situated because I was a —Gina Abbadessa ’19 little older than most people,” she says. “I’m This penchant for thoughtful inquiry—and now positive that my experience working the law—has followed Abbadessa since helped me manage my time and childhood, and she says she always knew responsibilities.” she wanted to be a lawyer. Abbadessa felt ready to take on even more “I remember trying practice LSAT questions challenges as an upperclassman, including in middle school, thinking I was really getting joining the New England Law Review, a head-start on law school,” she says. “If you the school’s student-run law journal. The ask my parents, they’ll say they thought I challenge paid off, as she was appointed should be a lawyer just because I always Editor-in-Chief her final year—a highly argued about everything!” Her mother in sought-after position rarely held by part-time particular encouraged Abbadessa to ask students. “When I got this position, I spent a questions and consider issues from all sides. lot of time thinking about leadership,” she “I liked that in the law I could flex those says. “Most of all, I wanted to be able to look skills,” Abbadessa says. back after the year was over and have accomplished real, measurable goals [and] Abbadessa certainly flexed those skills at prepare the Law Review for success once I New England Law | Boston, where she was was gone.” And she did just that, helping the a part-time student, the New England Law Law Review publish three print volumes, Review Editor-in-Chief, and one of the revamp their website, and host a well- valedictorians for the Class of 2019. attended symposium. Abbadessa studied political communication Abbadessa will be working at the at nearby Emerson College, graduating in Massachusetts Land Court as a clerk; after 2011. Though she contemplated going that, she might follow any one of her varied straight into law school, she ultimately legal interests: real estate, mortgage law, decided to take a break from academics. So business transactions, compliance, in-house she started working at the Harvard Kennedy counsel work, or even intellectual property School, thinking it might lead to the political law. One thing’s for certain: she wants to or nonprofit work that interested her. But law explore her options. “Ultimately I’d like to be school stayed in the back of her mind, until a doing work that I both enjoy and am good little push from her grandmother finally got at!” she says brightly. her to apply. Given her accomplishments in law school, “From the beginning, New England Law felt those options should be plentiful. approachable, friendly, and encouraging,” Abbadessa says. “The clinic experience was another thing that I liked—even evening 20  The Bridge 

“W hile working at the The Public Servant Law’s full-time and adjunct faculty. “I State House, I met especially enjoyed the opportunity to study more than one attorney For many law students, nonprofit, public with a mix of academics and current and who had graduated service, and political work are all natural former practitioners,” Morris says. “It was a from New England Law foundations for their legal education. Such very rigorous experience, but that was who struck me as was the case with Brendan Morris ’19, who exactly what I was looking for.” impressive.” tried his hand at all three before coming to New England Law | Boston. Highlights from his time in law school —Brendan Morris ’19 included working in the law school’s Originally from Newton, Massachusetts, clinical program and judicial internships. Morris attended Oberlin College in Ohio, Morris interned for Supreme Judicial where he majored in philosophy and politics. Court Associate Justice David Lowy and After Oberlin, he spent a year working at Federal Magistrate Judge Page Kelley. Haley House, a unique cafe and soup kitchen in Boston’s South End, where he While interning with Judge Kelley, Morris regularly led volunteers in meal preparation drafted opinions, observed trials, and and helped run their “social enterprise” retail participated in settlement negotiations. “It store. (“It wasn’t just a store; it was a social was fascinating to be able to observe both venture in its own right, the purpose of sides of the negotiation and the way Judge which was to raise money and awareness Kelley worked to bring about a resolution,” for the nonprofit,” Morris says.) Morris says. “I am very grateful that New England Law was able to secure such a Morris then took his nonprofit experience valuable internship opportunity for me.” into the public service sector, serving as a legislative aide for Ruth B. Balser, a state One of his favorite law school memories representative from Newton. After that, he was participating in the public interest clinic, worked for Patricia Haddad, the Speaker where he represented indigent clients while Pro Tempore of the Massachusetts House being mentored by “the exceptional!” of Representatives, as her legislation and Professor Ilene Klein. policy manager. “The clinic allowed me to do everything With aspirations of one day running for that an attorney does, including political office himself, Morris knew a law representing my clients in court and in degree would prepare him for public service. negotiations with opposing counsel, while So he decided to apply to and enroll in an being supported by a full-time faculty evening JD program. He chose New member,” Morris recalls. “Professor Klein England Law chiefly because of the school’s answered all of my questions and gave reputation for “academic excellence.” me the confidence to step outside of my comfort zone. I can absolutely see myself “I was wowed by the faculty profiles. So practicing in court as a result.” many professors from the best law schools with great firm experience,” he says. “While As for the future, Morris hopes to do trial working at the State House, I met more than and appellate work. He’s pulled between one attorney who had graduated from New his interests in criminal law and civil England Law who struck me as impressive.” litigation. Like so many new law school graduates, he’s still trying to figure it out. That appreciation only deepened as Morris “A lot will depend on the opportunities that got to know and work with New England are out there,” he says. “This is still very up in the air!” The Bridge  21

Reflections on Law School “I wanted to do what The Fighter than just interview witnesses or go to the attorneys do. I scenes…and I think I’ll do it better now that wanted to be able to “While there’s a lower class, I’m in it; while I’ve had eight years of professional litigate on behalf of my there’s a criminal element, I’m of it; and while experience.” clients. I wanted to do there’s a soul in prison, I’m not free.” So said more than just labor organizer Eugene Debs, and so reads So she took the leap and applied to New interview witnesses or the tattoo on Class of 2019 grad Jennifer England Law | Boston. “I saw the school, go to scenes.” Kovacs’s shoulder. Like Debs, Kovacs has and I loved it. It felt like a community,” been a long-time fighter for the Kovacs says. And as a graduate of a —Jennifer Kovacs ’19 disenfranchised. women’s college, Kovacs appreciated New England Law’s roots as a law school A first-generation student and the child of exclusively for women. immigrants, Kovacs grew up in Chicago in a working-class family. Going to college was Today, she’s grateful for the part-time JD non-negotiable, but that wasn’t a problem experience and the perspective her “day for her. Even as a teenager, Kovacs knew job” afforded her. “It’s helped me keep my she wanted to work in public interest law. feet on the ground,” she says. “When I’m wrapped up in contract law or torts, it’s like, In high school, Kovacs was exposed to a ‘Oh, my gosh, I’m working with a client who’s series of traumatic events, including the facing life in prison without the possibility of death of a public defender in her community. parole.’ So it gives me perspective that I The tragedy was catalyzing for her—she really need to work with indigent people.” knew she had to take up the mantle as a public defender herself and work on social With her new legal skills and ample justice initiatives. real-world experience, Kovacs graduated prepared for the next step in her career. Kovacs dove into the law as an undergrad “With New England Law on my résumé, I at Mount Holyoke College. She wasted no had five job offers to choose from,” Kovacs time pursuing her goals after graduating, says. “I was in this beautiful position where I moving to Boston for a job with the had the opportunity to choose between a Committee for Public Counsel Services few different public defender agencies.” She (CPCS), the state public defender agency. ended up choosing the Legal Aid Society in She started as an administrator in the New York, taking a position in their criminal Children and Family Law Division, then defense trial practice unit. “They do such quickly moved up to investigator in the amazing work,” she says. “I couldn’t be more Massachusetts Superior Court, covering excited.” major felonies. With an interest in immigration law as well, Law school felt like a natural progression, Kovacs says she hopes she can explore that but Kovacs was hesitant to step back from area of the law someday, perhaps starting or her career, even for a part-time JD program. joining a firm that will allow her to combine But being surrounded by lawyers helped her interests in immigration, investigations, propel her to law school. and criminal law. Whatever she does, she’ll be ready for the next challenge, living up to “I wanted to do what the attorneys do,” the legacy of the ones who came before her. Kovacs says. “I wanted to be able to litigate on behalf of my clients. I wanted to do more “You can see future as a thrill or a threat,” Kovacs says. “I think it’s thrilling.” 22  The Bridge 

“W hen you’re The Officer she wanted to stay in the JAG Corps after prosecuting someone in graduating. the military, these are You can get into politics in any state, but for serious charges.And Cecelia Mitchell ’19, there was only one “I need something that really captivates, there’s usually a victim option: the pinnacle, Washington, D.C. where you really feel like you’re doing that is very hurt... It’s something good for society,” she says. “I meaningful, and I felt a While at The Catholic University of America, know that sounds like a cliché, but I’m just so lot of purpose.” Mitchell studied politics (naturally) and got excited and ready.” heavily involved off campus, interning at —Cecelia Mitchell ’19 congressional offices and political think In 2020, Mitchell will be shipping out to tanks. Along the way she met lots of lawyers. Alabama for training as an officer, commissioned in the U.S. Air Force JAG “I idolized them. They were just so fascinating Corps. Right now, it’s a four-year and intelligent,” she says. “That led me to law commitment, but Mitchell says she can see school.” herself being a “lifer” in the military. Beyond the legal minds dazzling her in D.C., “If I want a new adventure, I definitely see Mitchell was interested in the law because of myself staying with the federal government,” her experience working as a correctional she says. “I really, really like working for the officer with the Hampden County Sheriff’s federal government, if that isn’t clear!” Department in Ludlow, Massachusetts. “I got really passionate about the criminal justice In addition to her internship with the U.S. Air system,” she says. “There are real people that Force JAG Corps, Mitchell had three other need actual help in the system.” formative internship experiences while in law school: working with the U.S. Attorney’s So Mitchell started looking for law schools Office, a federal judge, and the Suffolk with the best public interest law programs. “I County District Attorney’s Office, where she was really drawn to New England Law,” she was an SJC 3:03 student prosecutor. She says. “These other schools just want to ship also worked in the school library, served as a you off to big law and law firms. And that WestLaw Student Rep, and was accepted as was never me, ever.” an editor for the New England Law Review academic journal. Ever erudite, she served as With a long-time interest in joining the Judge historian for the Phi Delta Phi legal honor Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps, Mitchell fraternity as well. Perhaps unsurprisingly, all pursued a JAG internship while in law school, that hard work led to Mitchell becoming the where she gained clarity in what she wanted valedictorian of her class. to do with her law career. “Don’t be afraid of success,” she advises “I was just so impressed and inspired by the other law students. “I’m a first-generation work they do,” she says. “When you’re college and law student. So going into this, prosecuting someone in the military, these people were like, ‘Prepare to do poorly. are serious charges. And there’s usually a Prepare to get B’s and be happy with that.’ victim that is very hurt, especially sexual But in my experience, you don’t have to assault prosecutions. It’s meaningful, and I settle for that. You can set your sights high felt a lot of purpose.” and work hard, and you can succeed.” After the internship, going back to “civilian life” just wasn’t the same, and Mitchell knew The Bridge  23

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New England Law | Boston Receives Historic $1 Million Donation in Honor of Alumnus Dr. Arnold S. Goldstein ’64 Marlene Goldstein has gifted happy memories of our time together both here in New England Law | Boston $1 million Boston and, later, at their family home in Florida,” in memory of her late husband, says John F. O’Brien ’77, President and CEO of Dr. Arnold S. Goldstein, a proud 1964 New England Law | Boston. “We are grateful for graduate of the law school. Mrs. Goldstein’s generous donation and feel privileged to be able to honor Dr. Goldstein’s With this gift, the New England Law legacy here within the walls of our law school.” community will celebrate Dr. Goldstein’s In addition to being a loyal and dedicated lifetime of accomplishments and dedication member of the New England Law family, to opportunity through education with the Dr. Goldstein was a member of the state, establishment of the Dr. Arnold S. Goldstein federal, and U.S. Supreme Court Bars. He Lecture Hall. held five academic degrees and authored more than 100 books on law, finance, and “Arnold always cherished his time as a asset protection. He passed away in 2010 member of the New England Law community,” at his home in Florida. says Mrs. Goldstein. “He loved coming back to visit, especially when given the opportunity to The Bridge  25 speak with and provide mentorship to current law students—a responsibility he took very seriously.” Mrs. Goldstein selected the classroom (formerly #305) to dedicate because Dr. Goldstein used to lecture there. Passionate about education, Dr. Goldstein brought a practical perspective to the classroom, informed by his many years as an entrepreneur and attorney. Dr. Goldstein founded his legal practice, Arnold S. Goldstein and Associates, LLC, after serving as a managing partner at Presser & Goldstein, LLC. He was also a professor of pharmacy at Northeastern University, where he earned his PhD in 1990, and a professor of business at Lynn University in Florida. “The Goldsteins are long-time friends and supporters of the law school, and I recall many

Annual Giving Program 2018–2019 1908 Portia Law Founder’s Club Julianna L. Bruce ’13 Society Hon. Louis D. Coffin (Ret.) ’77 $1,000–$1,907 Mark C. Cohen ’76 PLATINUM MEMBER: Alan E. Collins ’89 $10,000 and more Brunilda Bonilla ’94 Hon. Jackie A. Cowin ’02 Hon. Charles P. Daglian ’78 Barry A. Feinstein ’77 Gerard H. Brandi ’76 Rachel P. Daly ’10 Martin C. Foster ’80 Taci R. Darnell ’92 Marlene J. Goldstein Lynda Brandi John P. Dedon ’82 President John F. O’Brien ’77 Karen Dedon Shirley A. Casey Hugh F. Ferguson ’02 GOLD MEMBER: Paul A. Finn ’76 $5,000–$9,999 William M. Casey ’90 Lawrence A. Geller ’89 Patricia M. Giordano ’85 Mitchell W. Becker ’78 Emanuele R. Cicchiello ’05 Richard A. Gray ’87 Sara Goldman Curley ’02 George F. Hailer ’88 Joanne Migliaro ’91 Ronald C. Coffin ’59 Jennifer A. Hannon ’00 Anastasios Parafestas ’84 Elaine M. Hartnett ’90 Diana L. Wheeler ’90 Sheila N. Coffin Karen H. Hopwood ’02 James F. Hughes, Jr. ’55 SILVER MEMBER: Thomas J. Cole, Jr. ’89 Roger W. Lamson, Jr. ’78 $1,908–$4,999 Jeffrey H. Lerer ’75 Hon. Susan J. Crawford ’77 Albert H. Manwaring IV ’92 Barbara Aferiat Keith W. Miller ’90 Stuart Aferiat Hon. Jean M. Curran ’88 George R. Morad, Jr. ’85 Anonymous Ernest J. Nedder ’95 Richard C. Bardi ’83 Kevin B. Drolet ’99 Gregory S. Nickerson ’92 Thomas E. Behenna ’81 Curtis Nyquist Hon. Anthony M. Campo ’88 John P. Fitzgerald ’67 Eugene S. O’Brien ’81 Hon. Alfredo T. Conte ’87 Hon. Robert A. Onofry ’75 Dr. Elizabeth C. Dooling Hon. Newman A. Flanagan ’57 Henry B. Raphaelson ’81 Lewis C. Eisenberg ’76 Dr. Jason Reynolds Richard M. Filosa ’94 William J. Flanagan ’90 Kerry Reynolds Peter G. Flaherty ’92 Erin Richmond ’01 Joan C. Gallivan ’93 Kimberly A. Fletcher ’76 Richard Ricker ’79 Mitchell Garabedian ’79 Susan C. Ryan ’91 Andrew Graulich ’84 Michele D. Forzley ’76 Lisa M. Sabitoni ’94 Judith Greenberg Barry S. Scheer ’77 Kenneth Greenberg Thomas A. Goonan ’83 George R. Schlossberg ’76 Philip K. Hamilton Frank A. Scioli Joan Kupersmith Larkin ’76 Robert B. Harris ’85 Shirley M. Sheridan ’84 Richard J. Lawton ’82 Barry T. Stearns ’84 Donald H. Libbey ’97 Roger W. Higgins ’77 Roseann E. Feldeisen Stearns ’85 Sarah C. Libbey Suffolk Lawyers for Justice Gary Monserud Jones Kelleher LLP Deborah Tate ’81 James J. Rafferty ’84 John A. Testaiuti ’92 Edward J. Reddish ’95 William J. Kendrick ’59 George K. Tonna ’94 Reddish Foundation Inc. Avis T. Toochin Maria Scaramuzzo-Conte ’87 Jacqueline E. D’Alleva Lange ’91 Joseph E. Toochin ’63 Hon. Karyn F. Scheier (Ret.) ’79 Hon. Stephen R. Ucci ’96 Natashia M. Tidwell ’03 John Lange Susan Sprague Walters ’89 Kenneth B. Walton ’92 26  The Bridge  Ralph Liguori ’93 Hon. Robert J. Malone ’75 Steven H. Mankodi ’02 Hon. MaryLou Muirhead ’83 Hon. Darrell L. Outlaw ’61 Clark J. Pager ’84 Audrey R. Pulgini Suzanne Quinn ’78 Hon. Martha R. Reeves ’76 Elizabeth N. Schneider Rothenberg ’83 Howard A. Rothenberg ’83 Michael J. Schelzi ’78 James L. Smithson ’71 William F. Spallina ’80 Judith A. Wayne ’76 President’s Club $500–$999 Lena Adu-Kofi ’98 Glenn J. Andreoni ’92 Thomas E. Badway ’96 Albert A. Balboni ’83 Janine L. Brown-Smith ’05

Member of the Purple and Gold Loyalty Society Deceased Century Club Hon. Martine Carroll ’80 Patrick Duffy ’82 $100–$499 Jason M. Carrozza ’03 Arthur H. Dumas ’75 Christopher T. Casey ’92 Mathew G. Dunn ’06 Cassandra Abosi ’09 Thomas H. Casey ’86 Anne S. Acton ’80 William C. Casey ’83 Brian W. Earley ’04 Edward A. Acton ’77 Stephen Cesso ’80 Pauline L. Elliott Hon. John T. Adams ’90 Joseph M. Chirico ’63 John P. Elterich ’76 Lauren J. Adrian ’83 Steven A. Ciulla ’05 Marien E. Evans ’73 David C. Ahearn ’60 John R. Clemency ’84 Jefferson K. Allen ’81 Bonnie R. Clendenning ’00 Joseph M. Fabbricotti ’97 Laurie S. Applefeld ’83 Hon. James W. Coffey ’87 Lauren S. Fackler ’16 Philip L. Arnel ’94 Jocelyn J. Coletti ’05 John C. Farrissey ’81 James P. Atkinson ’80 Matthew P. Coletti ’05 James M. Felix ’80 Cynthia A. Aziz ’87 Hon. Michael J. Connolly ’76 Timothy F. Ferris ’85 Hon. John M. Conroy ’82 Robert E. Fierman ’75 Nicholas H. Babanikas ’88 Claire J. Constantine ’99 Eric J. Fierro ’06 David M. Bae ’03 Hon. John J. Conte (Ret.) ’58 Stephanie A. Fierro ’05 Marc B. Bailkin ’98 Patrice Cooper Helene D. Horn Figman ’78 Hon. Thomas J. Barbar ’93 Kathleen A. Corbett ’77 Robert J. Filteau ’80 Kevin F. Barber ’81 Kelly R. Cordray ’94 Ephraim J. Fink ’99 Jessica D. Bardi ’15 Grace C. Cashman Corkery ’78 Francis Fiore ’89 Alice A. Kupler Barnett ’76 David J. Correira ’89 Hon. Michael F. Flaherty (Ret.) ’68 Ilene B. Belinsky ’80 Christine M. Costello ’81 Thomas J. Flaherty ’87 James H. Bergeron ’02 Richard E. Cottone ’75 Lynn W. Flanagan ’76 Robert J. Berks ’76 Robert E. Craven ’83 Roy J. Fleischer ’73 Lois L. Berman ’85 Neil P. Crowley ’93 Peter E. Flynn ’77 Susan A. Bernstein ’90 Michael F. Cuddy ’87 Hon. Thomas J. Flynn (Ret.) ’76 Robert J. Biemer, Jr. ’99 David E. Cunningham ’85 Thomas B. Ford ’99 Brian J. Bisciotti ’95 Francis X. Cunningham ’58 Kelleen P. Forlizzi ’10 Kimberly A. DeCiantis Bittner ’96 Pamela Cunningham Howard M. Forman ’76 Curt F. Bletzer ’86 William F. Cupelo ’81 Miri C. Abrams Forster ’93 David G. Boniello ’78 Paul J. Curtin, Jr. ’76 Robert G. Fowler ’68 Jeffrey B. Bove ’79 Henry J. Curtis, Jr. ’61 Thomas J. Frain ’94 James M. Brady ’84 Corey R. Cutler ’84 Peter F. Brady ’67 Charles L. D’Amour ’78 The Purple and Gold Jonathan D. Braun ’92 Christopher M. Dailey ’88 Loyalty Society James R. Brown ’97 Hon. Peter L. Brown ’87 Nicholas W. Davila ’06 New England Law | Boston’s Eric W. Bruenner ’75 Nancy M. Davis ’98 consecutive-giving recognition Brian E. Burke ’88 Daniel DeCiccio ’81 club. Named for our school Danielle H. Burke ’18 James DeGiacomo colors, it honors our dedicated Louis F. Burke ’70 Denise C. Max DiCarlo ’93 supporters who give to the law Donald P. DiCarlo ’94 school every year for three or Ronald F. Cahaly ’79 Hon. Peter S. Doft ’79 more consecutive years. Your Hon. Peter J. Cahill (Ret.) ’73 Judith E. Dolan ’85 annual contribution, regardless William J. Cahill ’90 Hon. Edward S. of the monetary amount or fund Jennie L. Caissie ’98 Domnarski ’75 designations, is an investment in Kevin D. Callahan ’82 Michael C. Donahue ’89 the high-quality legal education Frank D. Camera ’96 James M. Donelan ’81 New England Law offers its Norman A. Campbell ’68 Robert E. Donovan ’90 students and is an investment Richard M. Capalbo ’73 Curtis B. Dooling II ’06 in every degree received at the Michael V. Caplette ’76 Sherman D. Drew ’88 law school. Ferdinand Capone ’95 Mark S. Drucker ’74 The Bridge  27

Annual Giving Program 2018–2019 Century Club James A. Johnson, Jr. ’66 Kathleen A. Molloy ’91 (continued) Susan D. Joslow ’81 Leonard E. Mondschein ’73 Francis L. Jung ’74 Philip H. Mondschein ’75 Rebecca J. Gagne ’99 Mark B. Morse ’83 Robert J. Gaines ’77 Robert J. Galey, Jr. ’99 Hon. Louis L. Kafka ’71 John P. Moylan ’58 Hon. Shelley J. Gartner (Ret.) ’75 David S. Ged ’92 Richard D. Kahn ’83 Eugene M. Mullen ’87 Leon A. Geller ’87 Hon. Geoffrey R. German ’84 Randy E. Kaston ’83 Laurel Mullen Shelagh A. Gibbons ’88 Brian B. Gibney ’77 Kathleen A. Kavey ’90 John F. Mulvihill ’77 Hon. Gregory J. Glennon ’02 Laura B. Gold ’86 Laurence M. Kelley ’93 William H. Murphy ’70 Deborah L. Gold-Alexander ’85 G. Preston Keyes ’81 Carolyn M. Murray ’02 Paul J. Goldstein ’75 Stephen F. Kiley ’79 Danielle Murray Christopher S. Gontarz ’84 Robert A. Klein ’85 John S. Murray ’98 Dennis R. Gorman ’90 Frank P. Kolodzieski ’87 Scott M. Murray ’96 Michael J. Goulding ’96 Amber L. Kovach ’05 Marita A. Gray ’90 Lewis Greenberg ’75 Martha E. Krache ’93 Hon. Anthony R. Nesi (Ret.) ’78 Richard G. Greene ’84 Christopher A. Grillo ’75 Edward C. Krawiecki, Jr. ’79 Gerald P. Noone ’88 Suzanne H. Gross ’89 Richard G. Grossack ’84 Edward D. Kutchin ’78 Dr. Robert W. Guimond ’78 Sheila A. Gupta-DeCiccio ’81 William F. O’Connell ’96 JPSKFHSC ETJDHeoorlaaaaarooMiac.zhhmnurtnnnOalhenncdal..aucbenLrrMATCiCelearseLaA.inlt.an.anaLJhJtJ.LMrendMo.e.kL.aALoiLodLLnLaonE.aarda.VeeLneLa.nmLyztoooiLsectgi’y8innp’eicaae7arolagee1awh8nE’’i8yez0sysLt . r2o0’’u0’8’’00’n 07n549914a( Rk e’ 0t . ) 6’7 4 HEHHHM DADMDBRlmoroaoooooaaeibravnnnnnrunboiy.nen...draetAaMKVrhaJrWtAMnyiaaMciMLGgc..ntS.t.hhPe.Po..eP.PPllaPPereaSeaSeeererMaeltMmrael.letrnhye.rOurDt.uacmsO’rBtM9’.teomsiDorOu4o’’n.t78o’c9On’’’(0KP768 ncR7’i’6en7Te8ePoie er6 taco lf.l)eue le’9’l7h’’ 88 6’ u0881s2 ’9 0 Kathleen Haley ’78 Lawrence M. Halman ’75 Douglas R. MacDonald ’89 Robert G. Peterson, Jr. ’12 Maura T. Hardiman ’92 Glenn F. Mackles ’75 William M. Pezzoni ’80 Holly A. Harney ’02 Christine G. Madigan ’05 David M. Pinansky ’78 Warren T. Harris ’80 Glenn D. Magpantay ’98 Louis Podel ’76 Edward T. Hart ’99 Brian A. Mahler ’08 Jeannine Privitera ’89 Hon. Michael Hartmere ’73 John C. Manni ’86 Rosemary Purtell ’88 John M. Hayes ’80 Ansis M. Helmanis ’73 Thomas A. Manning ’84 Gail E. Quinn ’87 Patrick K. Henry ’76 Ian C. Markley ’95 Diane M. Quirbach ’92 Jonathan B. Higley ’93 Romaine L. Martin-Semeah ’92 John C. Hilinski ’73 Peter R. Masciola ’83 Paul S. Rapo ’75 David M. Hodge ’82 Richard H. Maynard ’91 Mark E. Reilly ’89 Michael M. Holiday ’83 Robert E. Mazow ’94 Patricia J. Reilly ’93 Holiday Law Firm PC Elizabeth P. McAfee ’05 Bettina M. Holton ’90 Hon. Edward J. Reynolds (Ret.) ’63 Robert C. Horgan ’95 Kevin J. McCullough ’99 Gregory P. Howe ’75 Annmarie Roark ’80 Jordan D. Howlette ’16 Ralph J. McKenna ’60 James P. Huang ’99 Hon. Edward J. Rockett (Ret.) ’65 Patrick E. Hunt ’82 Edward J. McKenney ’83 James D. Iacobellis ’85 Annellen M. McNamara ’94 Patricia B. Feeney Rowan ’88 Michael P. Iannotti ’83 Elliott Ichimura Louis M. Meringolo ’67 William Rosa ’77 Edward B. Miller ’67 William T. Ross ’02 Donald F. Mofford ’85 David A. Rubin ’75 28  The Bridge 

Member of the Purple and Gold Loyalty Society Deceased Hon. Catherine P. Sabaitis (Ret.) ’78 Normand L. Vermette ’03 Kara M. Colby ’07 Marcia L. Sahagian Anthony M. Vignone ’55 Bradley R. Cook ’66 Martin L. Saradjian ’64 Ruy Santos Villela ’66 Charles F. Costello, Jr. ’74 John E. Saulino ’85 Marie L. Vogel ’03 William Z. Cullen ’80 Thomas W. Savage ’75 John J. Vozella, Jr. ’91 Sean T. Cunningham ’03 Gregory J. Schadone ’94 Stuart M. Schwartz ’85 Jessica Wainwright ’02 Joseph F. D’Antonio, Jr. ’93 Frank A. Scioli II ’08 Jane F. Wallace Alana T. DeChello ’15 Benedict J. Sciortino ’76 Carole L. Weidman ’76 George M. Dempster ’78 Nicholas J. Scobbo, Jr. ’80 David H. Weinstein ’84 James F. Desmarais ’97 William R. Scopa ’91 Susan M. Weise ’84 Kimberly M. DeVeau ’92 Hon. Eileen M. Richard P. Weiss ’79 Peter A. DiBiase ’73 Shaevel (Ret.) ’70 Carol P. Wessling ’81 Lisa R. Dropkin ’91 William H. Shaevel ’67 Mark R. Wester ’85 Christina C. Duddy ’87 David S. Shiffman ’73 Michael C. Wheeler ’90 Peter J. Shurn III ’77 James P. White Edward L. Englert ’86 Clare T. Jabour Sidman ’87 Kathleen M. White ’11 Joanne L. Erickson ’97 Ronald J. Silver ’62 Richard J. White ’78 Stellio Sinnis ’91 Robert C. Wickham ’77 Jerome E. Falbo ’66 George A. Skalkeas ’73 William R. Wilson ’79 Donald E. Feener ’76 Cathy A. Skeirik ’85 Daniel J. Wood ’95 Peter Fellman ’81 Michelle E. Skrobacz ’03 Michael D. Wright ’91 Evan S. Fensterstock ’09 Robert B. Slatkin ’75 Howard M. Fine ’89 Audrey M. Donovan Slein ’89 Michael H. Xifaras ’95 Edward P. Flood ’82 Susan L. Smith ’07 Matthew S. Forlizzi ’07 Timothy J. Smyth ’99 Kimberly A. Zayotti ’97 P. Burke Fountain ’79 Paula A. Sollami-Covello ’89 Monica C. Fraser ’88 Charles S. Soloveitzik ’79 Supporter Paul C. Somers ’84 Carol T. Vittorioso Kathleen M. Pfeifer Spurling ’88 Melissa E. Adams ’05 Gallagher ’91 Jennifer T. Stanton ’90 John R. Ambacher ’87 Marc S. Gentile ’96 Alan Stempel ’77 Kenneth J. Aufsesser ’79 Stan M. Godoff ’74 Howard E. Stempler ’85 Sandra E. Goldsmith Gerald C. Sternberg ’76 Paul J. Ballantine ’81 Lesley S. Gordon ’11 Francis X. Stone ’80 Kevin R. Barrett ’80 Joseph M. Griffin, Jr. ’97 Jacqueline J. Sullivan ’85 Moshe S. Berman ’07 Glen J. Grossman ’80 Ronald H. Surabian ’83 Josephine M. Bonaffini ’82 David P. Swan ’93 Laurence J. Bravman ’91 Benjamin F. Harley ’74 Sheila Tobie Swan ’78 Thomas F. Breen ’76 Raymond P. Harrington ’89 Bernard L. Sweeney ’75 Paul B. Brennan III ’12 Ryan P. Hayes ’17 Richard J. Sweeney ’00 Suzanne J. Brennan Lianne E. Henderson ’15 Graeme S. Brown ’98 Marie L. Higgins ’99 Robert G. Taylor ’94 Peter J. Thomas ’85 Gerald A. Cafarelli ’63 Robert A. Indresano ’68 Ann P. Tobin ’85 Naomi F. Cammarata ’94 Catherine A. Tocci ’87 Josephine N. Carra ’82 Sahbra B. Smook Jacobs ’83 Gary O. Todd ’91 Paul B. Casey ’89 Charles E. Jones ’68 Robert T. Torres ’95 Scott C. Cashman ’97 Michael A. Torrisi ’83 Deborah R. Cautela ’88 Mark D. Kaplan ’95 Hon. John P. Toscano Jr. ’63 William H. Chen ’95 Robert E. Keay ’64 David P. Trainor ’96 Gerald S. Cohen ’96 Brendan W. Kelly ’12 Peter H. Tsaffaras ’83 Brendan W. Kirkpatrick ’14 Frederick Klarman ’61 The Bridge  29

Annual Giving Program 2018–2019 Supporter Bruce S. Raphel ’93 Joseph M. Griffin, Jr. ’97 Robert A. Indresano ’68 (continued) Ann E. Rascati ’84 Robert A. Klein ’85 Josephine R. Reiter ’98 Francis J. Lamir ’82 Sandra J. Langlais ’09 Michael S. Knight ’88 Robert F. Resnick ’91 Edward B. Miller ’67 Edward W. Krippendorf ’02 Maryanne Reynolds ’94 Susan J. Nicastro ’83 Margaret R. Krippendorf John W. Rogers, Sr. ’63 Christopher R. David L. Rubin ’79 Nicolopoulos ’01 John F. Kryzovic ’62 Mark A. Russell ’01 Michael P. O’Grodnick ’05 Elena M. Palermo ’87 Rachel C. Lapidus ’93 Amber L. Pearce ’97 Robert L. Lapointe ’89 Carla Sauvignon ’97 Elizabeth M. Plaushin ’82 Jeffrey A. Lehman ’87 Peter A. Senopoulos ’82 George R. Schlossberg ’76 Steven C. Siegel ’82 Cathy A. Skeirik ’85 Steve Levine ’77 Timothy J. Smyth ’99 Elizabeth N. Spar ’08 George K. Tonna ’94 Valerie J. Lithotomos ’81 Ruy Santos Villela ’66 Randy F. Stabile ’92 Sasha J. Wiesen ’02 John F. Lydon ’78 Nadja Choroszylow Steve ’92 CENTERS AND CLINICS Kristen S. Macchini ’91 John J. Svagzdys ’58 Cynthia A. Aziz ’87 Hon. Thomas J. Barbar ’93 Catherine M. Alman Edward P. Thompson ’69 Naomi F. Cammarata ’94 Michael F. Cuddy ’87 MacDonagh ’90 Charles H. Trevillion ’83 Jerome E. Falbo ’66 Lynn W. Flanagan ’76 Colin MacDonagh Robert J. Galey, Jr. ’99 Patricia M. Giordano ’85 Elana H. Margolis ’00 Anne Marie N. Vagra-Zanfardino ’89 Raymond P. Harrington ’89 Hon. Michael Hartmere ’73 James J. Marra ’92 Joseph Valof ’72 Lianne E. Henderson ’15 Brendan W. Kirkpatrick ’14 John M. Marra ’84 James F. Vetelino ’66 Robert L. Lapointe ’89 Tecla C. Morasca Lunak ’06 Chanal McCain ’17 Thomas A. Manning ’84 Peter R. Masciola ’83 Peter McDonough ’70 Edward A. Walton ’85 Christopher H. Meade ’06 Elena M. Palermo ’87 Donald G. McGregor ’75 Deanne M. Wecker ’15 Donna M. Paruti ’87 John E. Saulino ’85 Christopher H. Meade ’06 Hon. Larry M. Wentworth ’91 Nadja Choroszylow Steve ’92 Jordan B. Michael ’96 Jennifer M. Wetmore ’02 James F. Vetelino ’66 Jennifer M. Monto ’04 Sasha J. Wiesen ’02 Deanne M. Wecker ’15 Keith L. Moore ’84 Richard L. Wulsin ’81 Jennifer M. Wetmore ’02 Richard J. White ’78 Richard A. Morocco, Jr. ’66 Dara E. Yaffe ’17 Robert C. Wickham ’77 John F. Murphy ’75 Georgia L. Ypsilantis ’53 Hon. Marshall B. Murray ’86 MARK CHARBONNIER SCHOLARSHIP FUND Adam S. Zaff ’94 Brendan W. Kelly ’12 Susan J. Nicastro ’83 Christopher R. Nicolopoulos ’01 Daniel S. Noonan ’90 Special Funds Anthony T. O’Brien ’02 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES Michael J. O’Donnell ’99 Michael P. O’Grodnick ’05 Anne S. Acton ’80 Frederic N. Ornitz ’76 Edward A. Acton ’77 David M. Bae ’03 R. Gregory Park ’76 Mitchell W. Becker ’78 Joseph H. Parys ’74 David G. Boniello ’78 Kevin F. Penders ’96 Hon. Peter J. Cahill (Ret.) ’73 Julianne E. Perkins ’90 Frank D. Camera ’96 C. William Petrics ’76 Richard M. Capalbo ’73 George M. Dempster ’78 Hon. Gregory L. Phillips ’74 Kevin B. Drolet ’99 Elizabeth M. Plaushin ’82 Mathew G. Dunn ’06 Marien E. Evans ’73 Kristine M. Potter ’02 Ephraim J. Fink ’99 Proskauer Rose LLP Dennis R. Gorman ’90 30  The Bridge 

Member of the Purple and Gold Loyalty Society Deceased MARTIN C. FOSTER James A. Johnson, Jr. ’66 ROBERT S. MARCUS BUILDING FUND Richard D. Kahn ’83 MEMORIAL Anonymous Kathleen A. Kavey ’90 SCHOLARSHIP FUND William Z. Cullen ’80 Laurence M. Kelley ’93 Donald H. Libbey ’97 Barry A. Feinstein ’77 Edward D. Kutchin ’78 Sarah C. Libbey Martin C. Foster ’80 Rachel C. Lapidus ’93 President John F. O’Brien ’77 John C. Lane ’81 Elizabeth A. Leahy ’09 President John F. O’Brien ’77 Hon. Antoinette E. McLean KENNEDY J. & ANNA B. Kathleen M. Pfeifer Spurling ’88 Leoney ’84 O’BRIEN MEMORIAL Catherine L. Lyons ’01 SCHOLARSHIP FUND GENERAL Christine G. Madigan ’05 Martin C. Foster ’80 SCHOLARSHIP FUND Brian A. Mahler ’08 President John F. O’Brien ’77 Lauren J. Adrian ’83 Albert H. Manwaring IV ’92 James P. White John R. Ambacher ’87 Kevin J. McCullough ’99 Philip L. Arnel ’94 Kathleen A. Molloy ’91 PULGINI BUILDING FUND Thomas E. Badway ’96 Eugene M. Mullen ’87 Martin C. Foster ’80 Jessica D. Bardi ’15 Laurel Mullen Audrey R. Pulgini Alice A. Kupler Barnett ’76 Carolyn M. Murray ’02 Ilene B. Belinsky ’80 Gerald P. Noone ’88 PAULINE ROGERS James H. Bergeron ’02 Mary Jane S. O’Donnell ’96 MEMORIAL LOAN FUND Moshe S. Berman ’07 Frederic N. Ornitz ’76 Dr. Elizabeth C. Dooling Robert J. Biemer, Jr. ’99 Joseph H. Parys ’74 Brunilda Bonilla ’94 Maura M. Pelham ’06 Matching Gifts Laurence J. Bravman ’91 Kevin F. Penders ’96 Graeme S. Brown ’98 Julianne E. Perkins ’90 Aetna Foundation, Inc. James R. Brown ’97 Suzanne Quinn ’78 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Jason M. Carrozza ’03 Diane M. Quirbach ’92 Blue Cross Blue Shield Ronald C. Coffin ’59 Ann E. Rascati ’84 ExxonMobil Foundation Sheila N. Coffin Dr. Jason Reynolds Fidelity Foundation Claire J. Constantine ’99 Kerry Reynolds HSBC Business Solutions Christopher M. Dailey ’88 Erin Richmond ’01 Pfizer Foundation Rachel P. Daly ’10 Annmarie Roark ’80 Raytheon Company Kimberly M. DeVeau ’92 Hon. Catherine P. Sabaitis (Ret.) ’78 State Farm Companies Foundation Curtis B. Dooling II ’06 Carla Sauvignon ’97 State Street Foundation Lisa R. Dropkin ’91 Hon. Eileen M. Shaevel (Ret.) ’70 Textron Brian W. Earley ’04 Clare T. Jabour Sidman ’87 The Northern Trust Company Lauren S. Fackler ’16 Elizabeth N. Spar ’08 UnitedHealth Group Richard M. Filosa ’94 Francis X. Stone ’80 Verizon Foundation John P. Fitzgerald ’67 Ann P. Tobin ’85 Kelleen P. Forlizzi ’10 Jessica Wainwright ’02 THANK YOU! Joan C. Gallivan ’93 Carol P. Wessling ’81 Leon A. Geller ’87 Daniel J. Wood ’95 To all our alumni and friends who partici- Shelagh A. Gibbons ’88 Dara E. Yaffe ’17 pated in our 2018-2019 Annual Giving Marita A. Gray ’90 Program, we send our deep appreciation. Lewis Greenberg ’75 JUDGE JAMES R. LAWTON For more information on how you can Robert B. Harris ’85 SCHOLARSHIP FUND make a gift, go to alumni.nesl.edu/give Elaine M. Hartnett ’90 Barry A. Feinstein ’77 or call 617-422-7422. John M. Hayes ’80 Martin C. Foster ’80 Ryan P. Hayes ’17 Hon. Mark E. Lawton (Ret.) ’74 Please accept our apologies if your name Karen H. Hopwood ’02 Richard J. Lawton ’82 is spelled incorrectly or has been left out James F. Hughes, Jr. ’55 Donald H. Libbey ’97 of these lists. Call 617-422-7422 to Patrick E. Hunt ’82 Sarah C. Libbey inform us of the error, and we will correct Elliott Ichimura President John F. O’Brien ’77 our records for future lists. The Bridge  31

CLASS ACTION Find out what’s new with your New England Law | Boston classmates and colleagues... 1963 1980 40th Reunion Year! The Honorable Edward J. Reynolds, retired judge and current Martin C. Foster, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at New attorney at Pusateri & Wilson PC in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, was England Law | Boston, received the 2019 President’s Award from honored by Serra Club Worcester North for his fifty years as a the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association (MassDLA). He member. He has held all the offices in the club, including treasurer, is recently retired from his firm, Foster & Eldridge, LLP. 2 secretary, and, in 1971, president. He is currently a club trustee. 1981 1976 The Honorable Thomas J. Curry was recognized by Chambers Paul A. Finn was honored for his excellence in ADR by USA 2019 as a “Leader in Their Field” for his work in banking and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly in their Excellence in the Law finance: corporate and regulatory. He is a partner at Nutter 2019 edition. He is president and CEO of Commonwealth McClennen & Fish LLP in Boston, Massachusetts. Mediation & Conciliation, Inc., in Boston, Massachusetts. Bradley D. Myerson, principal of Myerson Law Offices in Barbara Morgen Wertheimer retired as executive director of Manchester Center, Vermont, was selected for inclusion in U.S. Pegasus Therapeutic Riding Academy on June 30, 2019, after News & World Report's 2019 Best Law Firms for his work in serving for thirteen years in that position. She has been involved criminal defense. This is his sixth year of listing with U.S. News’ with the organization for twenty-eight years and will continue to do Best Law Firms. He was also selected for inclusion in the 2020 grant writing on a pro bono basis. 1 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for his work in criminal defense. He concentrates in criminal defense, DUI/DWI defense, 1978 personal injury, and civil litigation. 3 Anthony J. Rusciano, partner at Plunkett & Cooney, PC, in Nina M. Parker with Marques C. Lipton ’09 established their firm Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, was named a 2018 Michigan Super Parker & Lipton in Winchester, Massachusetts. They specialize in Lawyer in business litigation. consumer and small business bankruptcy matters. 1979 Paul T. Rabchenuk was presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who's Who, a Stephen F. Kiley, assistant general counsel for the publisher of biographical profiles. 4 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Mental Health in Boston, Massachusetts, was honored by Bishop Edgar M. da 1982 Cunha at the Fall River Diocese annual Red Mass in Fall River, Massachusetts. Thomas V. Moses married Robin Erban on September 1, 2018, at Eisenhower House, Fort Adams, Rhode Island. John J. McDonough, vice chair of the commercial litigation department at Cozen O'Connor, in New York, New York, was The Honorable Kathleen M. O’Toole received the Eire Society included in the 2018 Irish Legal 100 by Irish Voice. of Boston's 2019 Gold Medal Award. The Gold Medal is awarded to a person who exemplifies the best of Irish culture and ideals. 1 234 32  The Bridge 

1983 Michael A. Ventrella, attorney at Fisher & Fisher Law Offices in St. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, launched his book How to Argue Thomas E. Abruzzese is school committee chair in Everett, the Constitution with a Conservative: A Liberal’s Humorous Guide Massachusetts. to Demystifying the Laws of our Nation. The book includes cover art and more than forty illustrations by Pulitzer Prize–winning The Honorable James G. Haddad of Holden, Massachusetts, was cartoonist Darrin Bell. appointed an associate justice on the Gardner District Court. Since 2003, he has served as of counsel to Glickman, Sugarman, Kneeland & The Honorable William M. White, Jr., was appointed an associate Gribouski. Prior to joining GSK&G, he worked at Reardon and Reardon justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court. Prior to serving as for twenty-one years as an associate attorney, where he represented a solo practitioner in Boston, Massachusetts, he was with David, Commonwealth municipal officials and employees in a wide range of Robinson & White and Amabile & Burkly. He was also an assistant matters. attorney general and a Suffolk County district attorney in the 1980s. The Honorable Mary M. Kuhnmuench received the Wisconsin Bar Journal Lifetime Achievement Award. She is a retired Milwaukee Circuit 1985 35th Reunion Year! Court Judge with more than two decades of distinguished service on the Wisconsin Bench with demonstrated commitment to her community, Jayne Heimlich Conroy is a 2019 inductee into the Trial Lawyers including service on numerous nonprofit boards. She is an educator Hall of Fame. She is a named shareholder of Simmons, Hanly, and published writer with extensive experience planning and presenting Conroy Law with offices in St. Louis, Missouri, and New York, New judicial education programs for the Wisconsin Judiciary. She is currently York. serving as a guest commentator on the Steve Scaffidi morning show on WTMJ radio in Milwaukee. 5 The Honorable Michael P. Doolin of Milton, Massachusetts, was appointed an associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Mark B. Morse, principal attorney at The Law Office of Mark B. Morse Court. He has over thirty years of experience practicing in various in Providence, Rhode Island, is secretary of the Rhode Island Bar courts around the Commonwealth. He began his career as an Association. His term runs through June 30, 2020. 6 assistant district attorney at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office where he prosecuted state-level criminal cases and Steven M. O'Brien, director at Tang & Maravelis in Burlington, supervised West Roxbury and Chelsea District Court Offices. Later Massachusetts, received the Defense Lawyer of the Year for 2019 he was a criminal defense attorney in Dorchester, Massachusetts. award from the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association. 7 1986 Marc J. Santos was re-elected as clerk of courts for Bristol County Superior Court. Kenneth J. DeMoura, founding partner of the Massachusetts law firm DeMoura | Smith LLP, with offices in Boston, Wakefield, and 1984 Revere, is the 2019 president of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA), a national trial lawyers organization. 8 Representative Brian W. Murray, 10th Worcester District, was re-elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in Deborah A. George joined Robinson & Cole LLP in Providence, November 2018. Rhode Island. She advises clients and focuses her practice on data privacy and security, cybersecurity, and compliance with related The Honorable Roberto Ronquillo, Jr., was reappointed chief justice state and federal laws. 9 of the Boston Municipal Court in Boston, Massachusetts. The five-year term began January 2, 2019. 567 89 The Bridge  33

CLASS ACTION 1987 1990 30th Reunion Year! Tamara L. Sobel, advocate for Media Literacy Now, in Watertown, Christopher P. Bright, fire chief in Revere, Massachusetts, was Massachusetts, was part of the coalition to pass a civics bill in honored by The Horses and Heroes Foundation in recognition of Massachusetts. The bill focuses on educating students about civics his distinguished career in public safety. The Horses and Heroes education, including media literacy. 1 foundation will name a thoroughbred horse “Chief Bright,” and the horse will become a new member of the U.S. Park Police Mounted Unit 1988 in Washington, D.C. Bright is the first individual from the firefighting profession to be honored. The Honorable Stephen M. Isherwood, associate judge of the Rhode Island District Court in Providence, Rhode Island, is a member Stephen D. Burke is the executive director of the Irish Cultural Centre of the Diocese of Providence Advisory Board for the Protection of of New England (ICCNE) in Canton, Massachusetts, where he directs Children and Young People. He is tasked with overseeing the Diocese’s the ICC’s fundraising and membership campaigns, as well as oversees efforts to provide a safe environment for children and others, while the utilization of the forty-six-acre campus’s four athletic fields, artistic working for justice and healing for those impacted by abuse. 2 performance spaces, banquet hall, library and genealogy center, traditional Irish cottage, and on-site restaurant and pub. 1989 Marita Durkin Gray was appointed by the Massachusetts Governor’s Joanne C. D’Ambra, principal attorney at her general practice firm in Council to serve a five-year term as public administrator for Bristol Cranston, Rhode Island, received a Rhode Island Bar Association Pro County, Massachusetts. Bono Publico Award. This award recognizes the outstanding efforts of attorneys providing justice to the needy through the Rhode Island Bar’s The Honorable Daniel J. O’Shea, first justice at the Attleboro District Volunteer Lawyer Program. Court in Attleboro, Massachusetts, was honored by Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha at the Fall River Diocese annual Red Mass in Fall River, Thomas H. Driscoll, Jr., was sworn into his fourth term as the Essex Massachusetts. County clerk of courts and magistrate on January 2, 2019, at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in Boston. As the elected clerk Lora M. Pellegrini, president and chief executive officer of the of courts, he serves as the keeper of record and recorder of fact for the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans in Boston, Massachusetts, three Superior Courts located in Salem, Lawrence, and Newburyport. received the Lelia J. Robinson Award at the Women’s Bar Association’s 40th Anniversary Gala in October 2018. Lelia J. Robinson was the Angelo A. Frattarelli is the section chief of the Trial Section, first woman admitted to practice law in Massachusetts. The award Southern Region of the U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division in recognizes women who, like Robinson, are pioneers in the legal Washington, D.C. 3 profession and have made a difference in the community. 4 The Honorable Terri Klug Cafazzo was appointed an associate 1991 justice of the Middlesex Probate and Family Court. Since 2000, she was a first assistant register and administrative deputy assistant register Sharon M. Casey is the clerk magistrate of the Cambridge District in the Essex Probate and Family Court. Prior to that, she had ten years Court in Cambridge, Massachusetts. of experience in private practice. Gregory K. Lawrence was recognized by Chambers USA 2019 for James P. Reidy was recognized by Chambers USA 2019 as a top his work in nationwide energy: electricity (regulatory and litigation). lawyer for his work in labor and employment law. He is an attorney at He is a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, in both the Boston, Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green in Manchester, New Hampshire. Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C., offices. 123 4 34  The Bridge 

The Honorable John J. Rego was named a municipal court Stephen E. Meltzer is a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals in judge in Warren, Rhode Island. He had previously served as an Framingham, Massachusetts. associate justice on the Warren Court since 2003 and is an attorney at Rego & Rego in Bristol, Rhode Island. The Honorable Richard A. Merola was sworn in as associate justice of the Rhode Island Family Court by Governor Gina Raimondo in March Michael E. Scott was named co-managing partner at Nutter 2019. He previously served as a municipal court judge in Smithfield, McClennen & Fish LLP. He serves as co-chair of the Lateral Partner Rhode Island, and was a managing lawyer with Martinous Law Hiring Committee and is a member of the firm’s Diversity and Associates. Inclusion Executive Committee. 5 1994 1992 Jonathan S. Easton is founder of Aluf Legal Outsourcing in Jerusalem, Brad C. D’Amico is partner at Spencer Fane LLP in Dallas, Texas. Israel. Aluf Legal Outsourcing is a legal outsourcing company based He is an experienced oil and gas attorney focusing on domestic in Israel but servicing U.S. law firms, sole-practitioners, and other law upstream clients. service companies with American attorneys. 8 Kathleen Madden Williams is a partner at Nutter McClennen 1995 25th Reunion Year! & Fish LLP in Boston, Massachusetts. As part of the intellectual property department, she focuses on patent portfolio creation and The Honorable Tesha M. Ballou was appointed to the Eighteenth management. She is also co-chair of the firm’s life sciences group. 6 Circuit Court in Melbourne, Florida, by Governor Ron DeSantis. Since 2015, she was a general magistrate for Seminole County, Florida. She 1993 previously served as a prosecutor for the Fifth Circuit State Attorney’s Office. Dennis C. Callahan is the deputy director of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority in Boston, Massachusetts. He Robert W. Healy joined the law firm of Gallagher and Cavanaugh LLP previously served as general counsel for more than nineteen years. in Lowell, Massachusetts, in September 2018. Patricia A. Coyne-Fague was appointed director of the Rhode The Honorable John P. McKenna of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, Island Department of Corrections in Cranston, Rhode Island. She is was appointed an associate justice of the Westfield District Court. Prior the first female corrections director in Rhode Island. She was hired to having his own private practice, he served as an assistant city solicitor as a staff attorney at the RIDOC in January 2000, promoted to for the City of Springfield Law Department, as congressional counsel to chief legal counsel in December 2004, and promoted to assistant U.S. Congressman Richard Neal, and as an assistant district attorney for director in 2012. 7 the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office. Thomas M. Gallo is an assistant professor of physician assistant Patricia B. McMullin is the executive director at the Conference of studies at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. As an Boston Teaching Hospitals in Boston, Massachusetts. The Conference experienced health care attorney, he also serves as general of Boston Teaching Hospitals is a coalition of twelve Boston-area counsel to the New York State Society of Physician Assistants. teaching hospitals that collaborate on issues fundamental to their missions of patient care, teaching, biomedical research, and community Ralph Liguori, a partner at Jones Kelleher LLP in Providence, health. Rhode Island, was elected president of the Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association. The Honorable Dennis S. Scott was appointed a supervisory administrative law judge with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals. 15 62 7 38 The Bridge  35

CLASS ACTION Shaun A. Suhoski was appointed to the Rural Policy Advisory to low-income tenants facing eviction, termination of subsidized Commission (RPAC) by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker. He housing benefits, or residing in homes with unacceptable has served as the town manager in Athol since 2014 and previously living conditions. In this capacity, she focused on preventing held similar positions in Sturbridge and Ayer. The RPAC is charged homelessness for high-risk groups such as persons living with with issuing a report to the state legislature and administration HIV/AIDS, veterans, and families in the foster care system. 5 summarizing recommendations for a rural policy agenda. 1 Representative Stephen R. Ucci was named senior deputy 1996 majority leader of the Rhode Island House of Representatives. He coordinates and oversees the 16 deputy majority leaders and Nicholas Anastasopoulos, a partner at Mirick O’Connell is part of the democratic leadership team headed by Speaker in Westborough, Massachusetts, was selected to the 2018 Nicholas A. Mattiello. He is also counsel at Adler Pollock and Massachusetts Super Lawyers list. A member of the firm’s labor, Sheehan in Providence, Rhode Island. employment, and employee benefits group and chair of the higher education group, his practice includes traditional private and public Lynne B. Xerras was recognized by Chambers USA 2019 for her sector labor law, litigation of employment disputes, and counseling work in bankruptcy/restructuring. She is a partner at Holland & on labor, employment, and human resource matters. 2 Knight LLP in Boston, Massachusetts. Leonard J. Camara is chief information officer at FirstLight in 1997 Albany, New York. He serves as a member of the senior executive team and oversees the advancement of the company’s information Representative Jerald A. Parisella, 6th Essex District, was re-elected systems and information technology functions. FirstLight is a to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in November 2018. provider of fiber-optic data, Internet data center, cloud, and voice services to enterprise and carrier customers throughout the Tracy Thomas Boland, partner at Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP, in Northeast. Boston, Massachusetts, spoke at the Northeast Human Resources Association’s (NEHRA) 2019 HR Legal Summit in Waltham, Brian H. Darling, president and founder of Liberty Government Massachusetts. She presented “How the #MeToo Movement Has Affairs, has teamed up with Beau Rothschild of Rothschild Policy Affected Your Workplace and How to Stay Out of the Headlines.” and Politics and Brett Scott of Capitol Coalitions to start a new firm, Darling Rothschild and Scott in Washington, D.C. They have signed 1998 WeedMaps, a website and app that lets medical marijuana users review local dispensaries, doctors, and delivery services, and Digital Jennie L. Caissie is the clerk magistrate of the Dudley District Court in Asset Policy Network as clients. He is a former aide to Senator Dudley, Massachusetts. Rand Paul (R-KY). 3 Jennifer A. des Groseilliers, CEO of MassMutual Illinois, was Gina L. DeRossi was appointed court administrator for the recognized as a 2018 Notable LGBTQ Executive in the Chicagoland Massachusetts Appeals Court. She formerly served as the Bristol area by Crain’s Chicago Business. 6 County Register. She is vice president of the New Bedford Bar Association, a member of the Bristol County Bar Association, and Dominick M. Ianno is head of state government relations at an adjunct professor at the University of Massachusetts Law School Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company in Boston, and Bristol Community College. 4 Massachusetts. He previously served as senior advisor to Michael Heffernan, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s budget chief. He Patrice Paldino is the executive director of Coast to Coast Legal was also named to the board of directors of Associated Industries of Aid of South Florida in Plantation, Florida. Most recently she served Massachusetts (AIM). as the director of housing rights programs at Legal Aid Service of Broward County. For the past nine years she managed a team responsible for the development and coordination of legal services 123 456 36  The Bridge 

Lynette Stolarzyk, principal and head of the tax division at Baker 2001 Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was named to Top Women in Finance 2018 by Finance and Commerce. Kenneth Elmore, associate provost and dean of students at Boston University, was named a Pillar of Higher Education by 1999 the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). He is among seventeen professors and administrators Rafael P. McLaughlin is a 2019 Indiana Super Lawyer for his nationwide who have been named Pillars of the Profession by the work in civil litigation defense. He is the managing partner of Washington, D.C., student affairs organization. He was nominated Reminger Co., LPA’s Fort Wayne, Indiana, office. 7 by Boston University students and leaders who lauded his humanity. 11 James “Leon” Smith, Jr., is the executive director of Citizens for Juvenile Justice in Boston, Massachusetts. Previously he was The Honorable Teresa K. Kim-Tenorio was retained as an with the Connecticut-based Center for Children’s Advocacy, where associate judge for the Superior Court of the Commonwealth of he was the director of the Racial Justice Project, which provides the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Drug Court in Saipan. legal representation for youth of color facing inequities in the educational, behavioral health, and justice systems. 8 Gloriann Moroney is the new chair of the Massachusetts Parole Board in Natick, Massachusetts. 2000 20th Reunion Year! 2002 Jennifer A. (Toth) Hannon, shareholder at Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., in Madison, Wisconsin, has been appointed to the firm’s The Honorable Jackie A. Cowin was appointed an associate management committee. She is also an adjunct professor at the justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court. She was previously University of Wisconsin Law School, teaching trusts and estate a shareholder and senior litigator at KP Law, P.C., in Boston, planning. Massachusetts, where she had practiced since 2002. Richard J. Sweeney began his sixth year as a member of Michael “Mick” P. Judge is partner at Casner & Edwards, LLP, in the Joint Bar Committee for Judicial Appointments with the Boston, Massachusetts. Massachusetts Bar Association. This committee reviews applicants for judicial appointments and submits their vote to the governor. 9 2003 Timothy Zerillo, a criminal defense and civil litigation attorney Massachusetts Representative Tackey Chan was awarded the based in Portland, Maine, was elected and sworn in to the Board National Association of Government Employees’ (NAGE) 2018 of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Legislator of the Year award, presented at the NAGE National Lawyers. He is the first Maine lawyer to be elected to the Board Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. since the early 1990s, and is the second Maine lawyer ever to serve on the Board. He is the past president of the Maine Criminal Pauline M. Edmonds is on the board of directors of Notre Dame Defense Lawyer’s Association and continues to Chair MACDL’s Education Center (NDEC). She teaches NDEC’s health care CLE Committee. His first book, Defending Specific Crimes, is to preparation course and maintains a small private practice in South be published by James Publishing. He also frequently lectures and Boston, Massachusetts. writes about criminal defense and marijuana law topics. 10 789 10 11 The Bridge  37

CLASS ACTION Lawrence T. Stanley is an interlocutory attorney at the U.S. 2005 15th Reunion Year! Trademark Trial and Appeals Board (TTAB) in Washington, D.C. Sean C. Flaherty, partner at Keches Law Group, P.C., in Taunton, Natashia M. Tidwell, counsel at Hogan Lovells in Boston, Massachusetts, was included in the 2018 Irish Legal 100 by Irish Voice. Massachusetts, co-chaired the transition team for Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins. Jonathan L. Pearson, managing attorney at Pearson Disability Law, LLC, in Chicago, Illinois, is a Super Lawyers’ Rising Star for the fourth 2004 consecutive year. He practices social security disability law. Brian W. Earley returned to the United States after a three-year Shawnee Soto-Ortiz, attorney and partner at McMahon Winters Soto- assignment in Brussels, Belgium, where he served as the Defense Ortiz, LLC, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was featured in Susquehanna Intelligence Agency liaison officer to the North Atlantic Treaty Style’s Empowerment Issue as part of the section “Women in Business: Organization (NATO). Women of Grit, Willpower, and Determination.” Thomas E. Flaws, a personal injury attorney at Mirick O’Connell in 2006 Boston, Massachusetts, was selected to the 2018 Massachusetts Rising Stars list. 1 Adam R. Dolan is partner at the law firm of Goldberg Segalla, LLP, in White Plains, New York. He co-chairs the firm’s Cannabis Law practice Representative Daniel J. Fox, 148th District, was re-elected to group and is also involved in the Products Liability and General Liability his fifth term in the Connecticut General Assembly in November practice groups. 2018. He was reappointed to serve as House Chairman of the Government Administration and Elections Committee, as well as Keith C. Elder is executive director of the Tulsa Symphony in Tulsa, reappointed to serve his fourth term on the Judiciary Committee. Oklahoma. He comes to Tulsa Symphony from the Aspen Music He continues to serve as a partner at Curtis, Brinckerhoff & Festival and School, where he was general manager and vice president. Barrett, P.C., in Stamford, Connecticut. He also was director of concert activities and artistic and executive director of presentations with the Eastman School of Music, and Seth A. Mailhot is a partner at Husch Blackwell in the vice president of operations at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He Washington, D.C., and Sacramento, California offices. He leads the held various positions over eighteen years at the Boston Symphony firm’s FDA practice for the food, agribusiness and health care, life Orchestra, Boston Pops, and Tanglewood Music Center. sciences, and education industry teams. Erin Kennedy Clancy, an attorney at Sullivan Hill Lewin Rez & Engel The Honorable Jennifer A. Melia was appointed circuit associate in San Diego, California, has been named a 2019 Super Lawyers justice of the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court. Since Rising Star for the second time in the areas of construction litigation, 2007, she had been a solo practitioner focused on family and civil litigation, business/corporate, and insurance coverage. She is part probate law. Prior to starting her own practice, she served the of the firm’s construction, insurance, real estate, and commercial and Worcester Probate and Family Court Probation Department as a business litigation practice groups. 2 probation officer and worked as a social worker and investigator at the Department of Children and Families in the Fitchburg and Thomas M. Hoffey, Jr., supervising attorney at MAPFRE Insurance Framingham offices. in Westborough, Massachusetts, was named a winner of Worcester Business Journal’s 40 Under Forty Class of 2019. Nan M. Sauer, partner at Roberts & Sauer in Boston, Massachusetts, was honored with the Massachusetts Lawyers Brian J. MacDonough, partner at Sherin and Lodgen in Boston, Weekly 2018 Top Women of Law award. Massachusetts, was named to the 2018 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list. He was also recognized by Chambers USA 2019 for his work in labor and employment law, mainly plaintiffs representation. 1 23245 38  The Bridge 

Lisa M. (Paciello) Neeley, partner at Mirick O’Connell in Worcester, 2008 Massachusetts, was selected to the 2018 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list. An attorney in the trusts and estates group, she focuses Cindy T.K. Palmquist, legal director of Volunteer Lawyers Project of her practice on elder law with an emphasis on Medicaid applications the Boston Bar Association in Boston, Massachusetts, was honored and appeals, estate and special needs planning, probate administration, with the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly 2018 Top Women of Law and guardianship and conservatorship proceedings. 3 award. Lauren M. Payne is senior regulatory analyst at Green Rush Representative Joseph J. Solomon, Jr., District 22, Warwick, was Consulting, a national licensing company for commercial cannabis re-elected to the Rhode Island House of Representatives. entities. In addition, she co-owns a small commercial cannabis licensing and compliance company and works as an expert advisor for a variety The Honorable Caitlin Young Evans was sworn in as a district court of cannabis and ancillary entities, specializing in remediation and judge in Cumberland County, North Carolina. continuing compliance. She is always happy to mentor prospective, new, or experienced lawyers who are interested in non-traditional legal 2009 careers in policy. Keith J. Bae is partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. in Kansas City, Scott A. Spencer is senior counsel for tort litigation at the General Missouri. He concentrates on the preparation, prosecution, and licensing Counsel's office of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority of patent applications in computer software, telecommunications, and in Boston, Massachusetts. He manages both the administrative and electrical and mechanical arts. In addition, he advises clients in complex litigation activities of the tort litigation unit, including supervision of in- technologies such as artificial intelligence, immersive environments, house trial attorneys and outside counsel. natural language processing, and blockchain. He is a recipient of Shook’s Harvey Kaplan Rainmaker Award. 5 Jacqueline Voronov is partner at Hall Booth Smith, P.C., in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. She focuses her practice on high-conflict labor and Sarah Caplinger Oznick is vice president, general counsel, and employment matters, general liability, appellate work, business litigation, corporate secretary at AgReliant Genetics in Westfield, Indiana. and government liability. Marques C. Lipton and Nina Parker ’81 established their firm Parker 2007 & Lipton in Winchester, Massachusetts. They specialize in consumer and small business bankruptcy matters. Jennifer (Jones) DeAlmeida is vice president and regional operational risk consultant for Wells Fargo Private Bank in Westport, Connecticut. Jennifer S. Santini is a member of the Woodbury City Council in She manages a team of risk officers across the Northeast region. Woodbury, Minnesota. She joined the bank in 2007 and has held several positions within the investment and fiduciary services department. Peter J. Towne is an assistant director of career services at New England Law | Boston. He works with current New England Law Alejandro “Alex” Guardiola is the director of government affairs students and alumni to help counsel them on career development and and public policy for the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce creating comprehensive job search strategies for both traditional and (Massachusetts). alternative legal positions. Stephanie A. Laterza wrote a poetry chapbook, The Psyche Trials, 2010 10th Reunion Year! which is inspired by the myth of Psyche and Eros, and contemplates a feminist resolution for Psyche along a sensual path that leads from Allyson N. Hammerstedt, senior risk manager and attorney at infatuation and loss to self-love and discovery. Inspired by her seminar Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital in Boston, was named a 2018 in Law and Literature with Professor Dargo, she explores the myriad Lawyer of the Year by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. interpretations of the term “trial.” 4 34 5 The Bridge  39

CLASS ACTION 2011 2013 Cassandra L. Feeney, associate at Adler Cohen Harvey Alex B. Aferiat is legal counsel commercial contracting for Wakeman & Guekguezian in Providence, Rhode Island, was Boston Consulting Group, in Boston, Massachusetts, where he recognized by New England Super Lawyers as a 2018 Rhode focuses on procurement matters and is based in their Global Island Rising Star. Services Boston office. He is also an adjunct faculty member at New England Law | Boston teaching mediation. 4 Ryan W. Jaziri, an associate at Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP in Boston, Massachusetts, was named a 2018 Massachusetts Super Shannon M. McDermott was appointed as the director of Lawyers Rising Star. transportation for the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) in Boston, Massachusetts. She is responsible for overseeing Erika R. Marshall is an associate at Brach Eichler in Roseland, the MCCA’s relationships with more than thirty approved transportation New Jersey. She is a member of the firm’s health care law practice. vendors and dozens of hotel partners, coordinating and overseeing all event-related transportation operations, as well as administration of Major Lori A. (Killingsworth) Michailides of the Warwick Police the MCCA vehicle fleet and on-site parking for vendors and MCCA Department (Rhode Island), was pinned during a recognition employees. 5 ceremony in March 2019. She is an eighteen-year veteran of the department, serving in the patrol and administrative services Amy B. Parker is a partner at Morrison Mahoney LLP in Boston. divisions, as the department’s grant writer, and most recently as officer in charge of the prosecution division. 1 2014 Roshni J. (Desai) Patel is senior attorney at LTC Matters in Timothy J. Holzman is a judicial law clerk for Justice Raheem L. Lowell, Massachusetts. Mullins at the Connecticut Supreme Court in Hartford, Connecticut. Stephen Troiano is partner at Morrison Mahoney LLP in Boston, Michael J. McCann is partner at Shepard Law in Boston, Massachusetts. He focuses his practice on the defense of claims Massachusetts. He focuses in asbestos personal injury. His elevation involving construction, trucking and transportation, product liability, to partner is preceded by his recent involvement in representing the employment litigation, and a wide range of general liability and plaintiff of a landmark case involving co-defendants from both the commercial litigation. He also represents designers, sellers, and tobacco industry and the asbestos products industry. The five-week trial renters of construction equipment and products. 2 ended with the jury awarding a multi-million-dollar verdict to the plaintiff. 2012 Kenneth M. Minasian opened his firm, the Law Office of Kenneth M. Minasian in Lynn, Massachusetts. He specializes in disability law and Michael D. Kelly, principal at Kelly and Associates Injury Lawyers personal injury law. located in Boston, Massachusetts, focuses his practice on personal injury in his growing law firm. 3 2015 5th Reunion Year! Jonathan N. Soto, attorney at Soto Law P.C. in Boston, Joyell A. (Johnson) Arvella is the founder and CEO of harp + sword, Massachusetts, was named Top Car Accident Attorney in Boston LLC, in Baltimore, Maryland. harp + sword is a consulting and advocacy by Super Lawyers and Best Rated. firm that promotes racial and gender justice. She is also a Johns Hopkins 2019 Bunting Neighborhood Leadership Fellow. Nicholas P. Baran is an insurance fraud associate at Rivkin Radler LLP in Uniondale, New York. 123 43 54 40  The Bridge 

Katherine V. Charles is an attorney at Gori Julian & Associates, P.C., in communities and partner organizations on sustainable, community- New York, New York, practicing asbestos litigation. 6 based development projects. Tyler A. Langlais, associate attorney at the Law Offices of Michael Philjay S. Solar was appointed to the Commonwealth of O. Smith in Boston, Massachusetts, was recognized by New England Massachusetts Asian American Commission by Massachusetts State Super Lawyers as a Massachusetts Rising Star for 2018. Auditor Suzanne M. Bump. He will serve for a three-year term. He currently serves on the board of directors for the Philippine-American Kyle P. Riter is an associate at Segar & Sciortino PLLC in Rochester, Mainstream Advocacy for Nonpartisan Associations. He was previously New York. selected as a rising Forbes Fellow for the Forbes 30 under 30 2018 Conference. David A. Stidham is general counsel at RightNow Media in McKinney, Texas. Representative Alyson M. Sullivan, 7th Plymouth District, was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in November 2017 2018. Daniel Anyaegbunam is player operations and administration Special Note assistant for the National Football League (NFL). A road race in Mark S. Charbonnier’s honor had a special comeback Cortney M. Corbet is an attorney at Gravis Law in Richland, on Sunday, March 24, 2019, to commemorate the 25th anniversary Washington, where her primary practice focuses on family law. of his death. Charbonnier was a student at New England Law and a Massachusetts state trooper when he was shot and killed in 1994 2018 during a traffic stop. Cory W. Clark is chief marketing officer at DALBAR in Marlborough, Stay Connected with the Massachusetts. He focuses on applying industry best practices to Alumni Community achieve more effective customer experience, regulatory compliance, data security, and lower costs. Learn Follow the latest from your fellow alumni: alumni.nesl.edu Christopher S. Fox is an associate in the trusts and estates department at Murtha Cullina LLP in Boston, Massachusetts. 7 Share Promotions, accolades, gatherings with classmates—share your news with us! Ellen B. Knight is a workers’ compensation associate attorney at alumni.nesl.edu/classnotes Chartwell Law in Wellesley, Massachusetts. 8 Attend Join us for upcoming events, from Trevin C. Schmidt is an associate at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, receptions to guest speakers: LLC, in Boston, Massachusetts. He focuses his practice on complex alumni.nesl.edu/events civil ligation matters, including commercial disputes, employment law, product liability, and mass tort litigation. Update Make sure your contact info is up-to-date, so you never miss an announcement or invitation: 2019 alumni.nesl.edu/myinfo Ashlyn M. Castoe is an agricultural volunteer with the Peace Corps Connect Help us spread the word about New England in Paraguay, where she will live and work for two years with the local Law and connect with your classmates online: 678 NewEnglandLawBoston New England Law | Boston @NewEnglandLaw @NewEnglandLawBoston NewEnglandLaw The Bridge  41

IN MEMORIAM 1950 James V. Broderick Joseph J. Lorusso, Sr. ’73 (honorary) George L. Kelly Former Trustee 1958 Francis “Frank” X. Cunningham Joseph J. Lorusso, Sr., passed away in his home in Wrentham, Massachusetts, on June 6, 1960 John F. Fitzgerald 2019, at the age of 93. He served on the New England Law | Boston Board of Trustees for 1962 Joseph W. MacDonald many years and received an honorary Doctor of James “Jimmy” F. Moran Humanities from the school in 1973. Carl W. Siegal After working in and expanding the family 1964 Thomas F. Harrahy business (S.M. Lorusso and Sons Sand and Gravel of Walpole, Massachusetts), Mr. Lorusso 1965 Daniel “Dan” Del Vicchio went on to become a successful real estate developer. His philanthropic efforts included 1967 Malcolm F. MacLean III supporting several local organizations as both Nicholas L. Marien a donor and board member. He was one of the most generous benefactors of New England 1968 Charles E. Jones Law, supporting many initiatives that provided Robert “Bob” Tassinari students with new opportunities. 1970 Robert F. Collins Hon. Willie J. “Flash” Davis ’63, ’72 (honorary) 1972 David S. Rosen The Honorable Willie J. “Flash” Davis ’63 passed 1975 David F. Hughes away on June 19, 2019. A resident of Newton, Massachusetts, since 1978, he was a native of 1976 Peter Samson Fort Valley, Georgia. Willie attended Morehouse College, where he was nicknamed “Flash” for his 1977 James D. Duffey, Jr. prowess on the football field and track. After graduating from New England Law and spending 1979 David I. Davis four years in the U.S. Army, he went on to serve as The Honorable Gerald S. Keegan assistant attorney general and then assistant U.S. Gordon M. Ludwig attorney in Massachusetts. He was ultimately appointed as a U.S. Magistrate in 1971. He then 1980 Peter L. Banis launched a successful private practice. Patricia A. Foster-Connolly (wife of Chairman Martin C. Foster ’80) In his spare time, he taught at the Massachusetts State Police Academy and 1981 Linda T. Kaloustian Northeastern University. He chaired both the Board of Trustees at Morehouse College and 1982 William “Bill” J. Daley, Jr. Board of Directors of the Committee for Public Kenneth R. Machado Counsel Services. He was a member of the MBTA Board of Directors as well. 1989 Lee T. Halloran 1990 Patrick M. Rogers 1993 Stephen J. Ryan 1995 Dr. Allan B. Karstetter 1998 Donald P. Healy 2000 Manuel “Mani” B. Fierro Karen Glasgow Whalen 2010 Melissa J. Morse 2 1 42  The Bridge 

The Honorable Darrell L. Outlaw ’61 New England Law | Boston Trustee for 25 Years The Honorable Darrell L. Outlaw ’61, retired Judge Outlaw noted on many occasions that his Justice of the Massachusetts Trial Court, experience at New England Law inspired him to stay Dorchester Division, passed away on August 15, involved as an alumnus and contribute his time and 2019, at the age of 95. effort to ensuring the school’s continued strength and growth. He joined the school’s Board of Trustees in “Judge Outlaw was a dedicated, hardworking trustee 1984 and became the first African American for 25 years,” says Chairman of the Board of Trustees president of the New England Law Corporation when Martin C. Foster ’80. “He was a dear friend to the he was elected to a two-year term in 2007. entire New England Law community and made a lasting impact on generations of lawyers.” Judge Outlaw’s career as a lawyer and on the bench was marked by a consistent commitment to public Judge Outlaw received his Bachelor of Arts and service. He received many honors from a variety of Master of Arts degrees in Education. He received his service organizations for his legal assistance and Juris Doctor degree from New England Law in 1961 community involvement, including Roxbury’s Project and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1963. Commitment and Operation Exodus’ school program. He served in the United States Army Air Corps from He was past president of the Bay State Lawyers’ 1943 to 1946. Association, which was the predecessor to the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association. Judge “It was my good fortune to be in touch with Judge Outlaw was a member and past Moderator of the Eliot Outlaw right until the end,” says New England Law Congregational Church of Roxbury as well. President and CEO John F. O’Brien ’77. “My visits to him and his wife, Mattie, were special. We enjoyed one another’s company, and I will miss him greatly.” He began his teaching career with the Boston School Department and then served with the Massachusetts Division of Youth Services teaching emotionally disturbed children. He also served as a Probation Officer in the Massachusetts Superior Court, Suffolk County. Judge Outlaw launched a career in private practice as a trial attorney. In 1967 he was appointed City of Boston Assistant Corporate Counsel. In 1979 he was appointed Chairman of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. For twelve years, he was Justice of the Massachusetts Trial Court, Dorchester Division. The Bridge  43

FINDINGS What do you love most about being a lawyer? Benneth Amadi ’99 Alex Zane ’09 Kelly Belt Scibelli ’99 Denise Kenneally ’89 “I love handling situations “I love that people come to “I thoroughly enjoy “Doing justice. I’ve had a that others may be afraid me with problems across helping other people.” lot of opportunities to to tackle, and knowing the board, in all areas review the law and the exactly what to do to get possible. It’s great that from Matt Coletti ’05 facts in a lot of cases and the best results.” learning law, I’m able to give try to do the best job that I them answers for any can to help the judges Brayden Burroughs ’09 issues that they come to come up with an amazing me with, and provide them decision that follows the with some sort of help.” law in the Commonwealth.” Bonnie Gillespie- Brian Cowan ’09 Perry ’89 “I like finding interesting “T he people I’ve met, the “I love the practical aspect “I play with fun ideas all solutions to unusual cases I’ve defended, the of the skill set. I can use it day long. I love teaching problems.” camaraderie, and the in my personal life and people, and I love helping friendships that I’ve professional life, and take people along the way.” 44  The Bridge  made.” it from one industry to the next, at any organization I’m working for.”



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