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St. Thomas University School of Law • Miami Gardens, Florida • March 2014
Dean Douglas E. Ray’s Annual Report • Law Review Celebrates 25 Years
Alumni Leaders in Higher Education • The Hon. Peter R. Palermo Program Begins
A Message from the Dean
Dear Alumni and Friends,
St. Thomas Law is a special place. It is special because of the people
who make up our community, what they do, and how they do it. As you
will see from the Dean’s Annual Report included in this issue, we have
had a busy and productive year. Our students have made a difference
in the community and our faculty and alumni have made a difference
in the region, in the country, and in the world. The reason I consider
St. Thomas Law to be so special, however, goes far beyond the many
accomplishments of our people. There is an underlying attitude of
service and good will here that permeates everything we do. You see it in
the more than 20,000 hours of volunteer work our students perform each
year and in the way they support each other in moot court, mock trial,
law reviews, and study groups. You see it in the service of our faculty,
in their open door policies, in their dedication, and in the extra study
sessions, practice exams, and caring mentorships they provide. You see
it in administrators and staff as they open doors of opportunity, provide
guidance, offer countless career programs, and are a source of constant
support to our students. You see it in the service of our adjunct faculty,
members of the bench and bar who join us after long days at work to
provide insight and inspiration to our students. Finally, you see it in our
alumni who reflect these values in their extensive community service and,
as they return to the law school, in the way they mentor students, provide
them insights into practice, and, with other friends of the law school,
provide the financial support that will help us provide opportunities to
the next generation of lawyer-leaders.
I also write to share the news that, after fifteen years as a law school
dean, including the past four at St. Thomas, I will be stepping down from
the deanship this summer. I am thankful to be part of your community
and look forward to a new role on the faculty. I am very pleased to report
that Rev. Monsignor Franklyn M. Casale, our University President, has
appointed Professor Alfredo Garcia, who served as Dean from 2007 to
2010 and Associate Dean before that, to be our next Dean. With more
than two decades of experience in higher education, Al Garcia is reflective
of this special community. He is an accomplished and respected scholar
who has written two books on criminal procedure and several law journal
articles. He is also the co-author of a criminal law casebook used at
law schools across the country. As many of our alumni know, he is an
outstanding teacher as well. Most important, however, is the kind of
person he is. He will be a thoughtful and caring leader and it will be my
pleasure to welcome him back to the deanship this summer.
It has been an honor and privilege to serve as your dean.
With warmest regards,
Douglas E. Ray
Dean and Professor of Law
S t . T homas L aw M agazine M arch 2014
contents
Special Section
The Dean’s Report
The Annual Report of
St. Thomas Law for the
2012-2013 Academic Year
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Law Review Milestone
2News
Campus Updates, Events
and Awards
Alumni, Students, Faculty, and Friends Set Sail to
Celebrate Law Review ’s 25th Anniversary
12Faculty
17
Recent Faculty Publications
A “Higher” Calling
14Giving
Alumni Leading the Way in Higher Education
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Teaching Tomorrow’s
Leaders
St. Thomas Law Launches The Honorable Peter
R . Palermo Program: A Community Partnership
with Miami Carol City Senior High School
2013 Honor Roll of Donors
24Alumni
Alumni Donor Profile:
Alex Hanna ‘00
Alumni Events
28Class Action
Alumni Class Notes
In Memoriam
M arch 2014 S t . T homas L aw M agazine
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Breezeway Briefs
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Fl o r id a’ s F in es t
Three Former Governors Address Florida’s Foremost Environmental Issues
Former Florida Governors Bob Graham, Buddy MacKay, and Charlie Crist at St. Thomas Law
Three former governors of Florida–
Charlie Crist, Bob Graham and
Buddy MacKay–visited St. Thomas
Law in February 2013 to discuss
environmental issues affecting Florida. The Honorable Bob Butterworth,
former Dean of St. Thomas Law and
former Attorney General of Florida,
introduced the distinguished panel,
“Each of these leaders accomplished so
much good in public service and each
continues to do so much. All have been
true champions of the environment.”
The environmental topics discussed
ranged from restoration of the Florida
Everglades to global warming and its
impact on South Florida. Graham
commented on the repeal of land use
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regulations. “I believe that the recent
rollback of much of the legislation is
the result of us having a legislature and
an executive branch that has very little
knowledge of Florida, its history and
the accumulated wisdom of what it
takes to live in a special, fragile place
like our peninsula state.”
MacKay warned younger
generations of the policies that are
enacted today. “If you think that the
old people aren’t aware that they’re
dumping these costs on the young
people, you have got another thing
coming.”
The former governors were
optimistic, sharing their insight with
law students from St. Thomas Law,
Florida International University
School of Law, Ave Maria, and
Nova Southeastern Law School, in
hopes that they would make better
environmental choices for the future.
“I’m a firm believer that the future can
always be brighter and relationships
can always be better,” said Crist.
The event was organized by
Assistant Professor Keith Rizzardi,
and was sponsored by The Florida Bar
Environmental and Land Use Section
and the Florida Earth Foundation.
The respective law schools from Ave
Maria University, Nova Southeastern
University, and Florida International
University also served as co-sponsors
of the event.
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Faster Is Better
Speed Networking Event a Success
In March 2013, St. Thomas University School of Law hosted its first speed networking
workshop, providing students the opportunity to meet with alumni to improve their
networking skills. Held on campus and co-sponsored by the St. Thomas Law Alumni
Association and St. Thomas Law’s career services and alumni relations offices, the speed
networking session lasted one hour, allowing each student to sit down with 10 to 12
attorneys for five-minute conversations. A reception for the students and alumni took
place afterward, providing students and attorneys another opportunity to mingle with one
another in a more casual environment.
The 35 students who participated were pleased to meet alumni they might not have
otherwise have had a chance to speak with in a much larger setting. “St. Thomas Law
has been great in teaching us the law. It is encouraging and nice to know that they are
concerned about our future employment as well,” said Rishma Sooknandan, a third-year
student who graduated in May 2013.
“Networking skills are important for our students’ professional development, and
through this event I was hoping to provide them the chance to meet with multiple
successful attorneys from different practice areas and professional backgrounds,” said Peter
T. Kelly, Assistant Dean for Alumni Relations at St. Thomas Law. “I think it helped, too,
that the attorneys had something in common with the students—they were once in their
shoes here at St. Thomas.”
“I think it’s fantastic that the law school is connecting its alumni with its current
students,” remarked Armando G. Hernandez, Esq., a 2010 St. Thomas Law graduate and
now an associate at Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell in Miami. “I was happy to speak with the
students tonight. The speed networking session brought a diverse group of experiences and
practices together in a unique way.” Students who are nervous about entering a challenging
job market appreciated the experience. “Networking events can be very impersonal and
frequently do not allow true connections to happen when you are a student. If you are not
practicing yet, you may feel like you do not have that much to offer. Having the alumni
here to help and guide me makes me feel better prepared to face the market when I finally
graduate,” said Ms. Sooknandan ’13.
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The Class of 2013 performed over 23,000 hours of pro bono service
during their law school tenure.
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Pro Bono Pride
Dean Ray congratulates Marbely Hernandez ’13 for her 1,230 hours of pro bono
service to the community.
Law Day Luncheon
Gwynne A. Young, Esq., President
of The Florida Bar, joined the St.
Thomas Law community for its
annual Law Day luncheon in April
2013. President Young spoke to
the students about the importance
of professionalism. Pictured
with President Young: Herman J.
Russomanno, Esq., Chair of the
St. Thomas Law Board of Advisors
and past President of The Florida
Bar (2000); Jacqueline Bowden ‘13,
President of St. Thomas Law’s
Student Bar Association; and Dean
Douglas E. Ray.
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At St. Thomas Law’s second annual
public service awards ceremony
on April 10, 2013, Dean Douglas
E. Ray and Associate Dean Cecile
Dykas honored 77 students who each
completed more than 100 individual
hours of pro bono service. Together,
the law school’s students performed
over 23,000 hours of pro bono service
hours in the community. “Today
we celebrate the difference a lawyer
can make in people’s lives, and the
particular difference our students
make in this community,” said Dean
Ray.
Marbely Hernandez ’13 was
specially commended for providing
1,230 hours of pro bono service, and
Francoise Blanco ’13 and Robert
(Mitch) Altman ’13 also received
awards for their work with low-income
taxpayers.
Howard Blumberg, Esq., who
directs both the law school’s appellate
clinic and its moot court program,
and recently retired after 35 years
as an assistant public defender in
Miami’s Office of the Public Defender,
delivered the keynote remarks. He
also received the Outstanding Public
Service Supervisor award for his
steadfast commitment to the School’s
Pro Bono Leadership Program.
St. Thomas Law’s Pro Bono
Leadership Program, directed by
Jennifer Portwood Gordon, Esq., of
the law school’s Career Services Office,
encourages students to start a lifelong
commitment to volunteer service.
If you, as an alumnus/alumna or
friend of St. Thomas Law, would like
to become involved with future pro
bono projects, please contact Jennifer
Portwood Gordon directly at (305)
474-2433 or [email protected].
The Princeton Review ranks St. Thomas Law #4
for Best Law School Environment for Minority Students
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Commencement 2013
At St. Thomas Law’s commencement exercises on May 11, 2013 in the Fernandez
Center for Leadership & Wellness, Msgr. Franklyn M. Casale, President of St.
Thomas University, noted that the Fernandez Center was “filled with pride, and
we congratulate the source of that pride: the 178 graduates of the School of Law’s
Class of 2013.” Dean Douglas E. Ray stated that the day was one “to celebrate the
accomplishments of our graduates, and to welcome them into a profession that will
give them the opportunity to spend their lives serving others.” Highlighting the
23,000 hours of pro bono service that the Class of 2013 had provided in the past
three years, Dean Ray pointed out to proud family members and friends that the
these graduates were already making a difference in the South Florida community.
Dean Ray presented awards to four members of the Class of 2013 for their
exemplary leadership and service: Rachel Walker, who received the American Law
Institute-American Bar Association award for scholarship and leadership; Marbely
Hernandez, who received the Outstanding Public Service award for her 1,230 pro
bono hours as a certified legal intern in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement
branch within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; and Jackie Bowden
and Francoise Blanco, who each received Outstanding Leadership awards for their
tireless work and service as president and treasurer, respectively, of the St. Thomas
Law Student Bar Association.
The commencement speakers were the Honorable Adalberto J. Jordan, United
States Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and
Josh Simon, the valedictorian. Mr. Simon encouraged his fellow classmates to
take with them the lessons they had learned at St. Thomas Law, and to follow the
example of “truly great leaders” who selflessly “touch the lives of others by making
a positive impact upon those around them every day.” Judge Jordan congratulated
the members of the Class of 2013 on the culmination of three years of hard work,
and then reminded them that there was nothing more important in their lives and
professional careers than their reputations. “Your name, your reputation, your
integrity… is the greatest asset that you will have today, and that you will have going
forward.”
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In the last three years, the annual Toys for Tots event has raised $4,408 and
has collected 487 toys for the U.S. Marines’ Toys for Tots program.
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A Special Class Gift
The Joy and Spirit of the Class of 2013
During the May commencement ceremony, Jackie Bowden ’13, the President of
the Student Bar Association (SBA), and Francoise Blanco ’13, the SBA’s treasurer,
on behalf of their fellow classmates, presented to Dean Douglas E. Ray and the law
school community a unique class gift—a large, colorful painting depicting daily
life in the city of Port-de-Paix, St. Thomas University’s sister diocese in Northwest
Haiti.
The gift of the large painting (measuring 6 feet by 8 feet) was made possible
through donations from the members of the Class of 2013, and now permanently
hangs in the law school’s newest building, the Center for Professional Development,
that houses the alumni relations, career services, and pro bono outreach offices.
In presenting the painting, Francoise Blanco noted that he and his classmates
selected a gift that “would provide a benefit to the community, enhance the School
of Law, and showcase the joy and spirit of the Class of 2013.” After accepting the
gift on behalf of the St. Thomas community, Dean Ray shared that it would serve
as “a symbol of the University’s special partnership with Haiti, and its long standing
commitment to helping the poor and underprivileged in Haiti.”
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Community Outreach
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Toys for Tots 2013
At the 12th Annual St. Thomas Law Benefit for Toys for Tots in Miami in December 2013, Dean Douglas E. Ray (center) and
Assistant Dean Peter T. Kelly thank the alumni sponsors of the event: (L-R) Carlos Santisteban, Jr. ’09, Joshua J. Hertz ’01
and Herman J. Russomanno III, ’04. Selfless Service
L aw S c h o o l Hono r s Dr. M ar ta Perez ‘13
Assistant Dean Peter T. Kelly; Chris Wolfe (Dr. Marta Perez’s fiancé); Associate
Dean Cece Dykas; Dr. Marta Perez ’13; Assistant Dean John F. Hernandez;
Career Services Outreach Coordinator Teresita Chavez Pedrosa, Esq.; and
Stanley Tate, Esq., Member of the St. Thomas University Board of Trustees.
On October 16, 2013, St. Thomas
University representatives attended
the Miami-Dade County School
Board’s meeting and surprised recent
alumna, Dr. Marta Perez ’13, with a
special commendation in recognition
of her commitment to education and
dedication to public service. Visibly touched by the surprise
ceremony, Dr. Perez told community
members, the media, and her fellow
board members that “St. Thomas Law
is a hidden jewel, and I’m honored to
be part of their wonderful community.” She shared stories about how
University Trustee Stanley Tate,
Associate Dean Dykas, and Assistant
Deans Kelly and Hernandez each had a
role in contributing to her success as a
law student. The St. Thomas group also
recognized another school board
member and fellow St. Thomas Law
alumna, Raquel Regalado, Esq., ‘01, for
her service to the community.
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The Law School hosted eight alumni events throughout Florida in 2013.
For photos, turn to page 27.
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Law School Hosts Induction Ceremony
Thirty-two members from the Class of 2013 returned to the law school’s Moot Courtroom in September for the second annual
St. Thomas Law Induction Ceremony, during which they officially became new members of The Florida Bar before a large
crowd of family and friends, as well as members of the law school community. Continuing a tradition that began the previous
fall, Honorable Peter R. Lopez of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida presided at the ceremony. After Assistant
Dean Barbara Singer formally presented the candidates for admission to the Bar, Judge Lopez swore in the new lawyers and
congratulated them on all their recent accomplishments. St. Thomas’s President, Msgr. Franklyn M. Casale, and Dean Douglas
E. Ray also took part in the ceremony and wished the group well as they formally began their legal careers.
Score!
St. Thomas Graduate
Earns High Score
on Bar Exam
At the Third District Court of
Appeal’s annual induction ceremony
in September 2013, alumna Stephanie
M. Michel, Esq., who graduated in May
2013 summa cum laude, was invited
by the Court to address her fellow
inductees during the ceremony. Ms.
Michel, now an associate at Keller
Landsberg, P.A., in Fort Lauderdale,
received this honor for having one
of the highest scores in the State of
Florida on the Bar exam administered
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At the Third DCA ceremony: Assistant Dean Peter T. Kelly, Professor
Gary Kravitz; Stephanie Michel, Esq., Professor Howard Blumberg, and
teaching fellow Amar Patel, Esq. ’10. [Photo credit: Associate Dean Cece Dykas]
Faculty Forward
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Professor Pati Meets the Pope
Prof. Roza Pati, who was named a
member of the Pontifical Council for
Justice and Peace by Pope Benedict XVI
in 2012, participated in the “Days of
Celebration for the 50th Anniversary of
the Publication of the Encyclical Letter
Pacem in Terris of Blessed John XXIII,”
organized at the Vatican on October
2-4, 2013 by the Pontifical Council for
Justice and Peace.
Prof. Pati moderated four panels
on: social justice and social politics;
the common good and new conditions
for its pursuit; the engagement of the
Pontifical and Catholic Universities in
the relationship between the Church
and the world today; as well as these
universities’ role in preparing the
new generation of leaders engaged in
responsible politics.
A special document reflecting the
deliberations of the day will be put
together and shared later with all
Pontifical and Catholic universities
worldwide.
On October 3, 2013, Professor Pati had the distinct honor of meeting
with His Holiness Pope Francis, who has just recently tasked the
Pontifical Academies and the World Federation of Catholic Medical
Association to focus on human trafficking and ways to combat it.
Honorable Mentions
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Matthew Dietz, Esq. received the
Lawyer of the Year award in March
2013 from Lawyers to the Rescue,
a Miami nonprofit committed
to providing humanitarian and
financial assistance to individuals
and communities in times of crisis.
Hon. Milton Hirsch received The
Honorable Gerald Kogan Judicial
Distinction Award at the Florida
Association of Criminal Defense
Lawyers – Miami chapter’s annual
banquet in May 2013.
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Professors Gary Kravitz (upper
level professor of the year), Todd
Sullivan (first year professor of the
year), and teaching fellow Amar
Patel, Esq. ’10 (administrator
of the year) each received welldeserved honors at the law students’
annual Barristers’ Ball in April 2013.
Michael Mayer, Esq. ’07 and
Enrique Zamora, Esq. each
received an adjunct professor of the
year award from Dean Ray at the
annual adjunct faculty appreciation
dinner in March 2013.
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In July 2013, Hon. Frank A.
Shepherd became Chief Judge of
the Third District Court of Appeal.
Prof. Michael Vastine received
the 2013 Elmer Fried Excellence in
Teaching Award, presented by the
American Immigration Lawyers
Association
Prof. Siegfried Wiessner received
the Professor of the Year award in
March 2013 from Lawyers to the
Rescue.
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The Princeton Review ranks St. Thomas Law #4 for Best Quality of Life
for Law Students.
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New Role for Professor Lawson
Named Associate Dean for
Faculty Development
In November 2013, Dean Douglas E. Ray appointed Professor
Tamara Lawson as the law school’s first Associate Dean for Faculty
Development.
In the new position, Associate Dean Lawson will help raise the
profile of the law school by publicizing the faculty’s scholarship and
other achievements. She will also assist with faculty development
in scholarship, teaching, and engagement with the bench and bar,
and will facilitate the faculty’s involvement in national/regional
conferences and symposia. In addition, Dean Lawson will promote faculty engagement in
regional, state, national, and international bar organizations, and help
expand the faculty’s network of attorneys and judges for the benefit of
students and alumni.
Associate Dean Lawson, who teaches criminal law, criminal
procedure, evidence, and a seminar on race and the law, was recently
selected as a Reporter for the American Bar Association’s Task Force
on “Stand Your Ground” laws, and she has served as chair of a task
force on this subject. She has also presented at other law schools and
various conferences on “Stand Your Ground” laws. Associate Dean
Lawson will continue to teach while serving in her new role.
Professor Narine Joins Faculty
In August 2013, St. Thomas Law welcomed its newest faculty member, Marcia
Narine. Professor Narine currently teaches civil procedure to first-year students. Professor Narine received her bachelor’s degree cum laude in political science
and psychology from Columbia University. She then attended Harvard Law
School, where she also graduated cum laude. In addition to her expertise in civil
procedure, Professor Narine has scholarly and practical expertise in corporate
governance, compliance and social responsibility, legal ethics, human rights, and
employment law.
Prior to joining St. Thomas Law, Professor Narine served as Visiting Assistant
Professor of Law at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. She previously
worked as the Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Ryder System, Inc.,
in Miami, where she also served as the Vice President, Global Compliance and
Business Standards, and Chief Privacy Officer. Before joining Ryder, Professor
Narine was an attorney with Morgan, Lewis and Bockius’ labor and employment
practice in Miami. She has also worked as a commercial litigator with Cleary,
Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton in New York, and as a law clerk to former Justice
Marie Garibaldi of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
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Lawyers to the Rescue recognized the law school’s Graduate Program in
Intercultural Human Rights as its “Law Institution of the Year.”
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Supreme Honors
Professor Blumberg Earns Accolades From
the Capitol to the Classroom
On the Move
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A St. Thomas Law contingent attended the May 2013 FACDL banquet to see
Professor Howard Blumberg and Judge Milton Hirsch receive well-deserved
honors. Pictured (L-R): Daniel Garza ’13, Veronica Rivera, Associate Dean
Cece Dykas, Professor Gary Kravitz, Professor Alfredo Garcia, Nick Reed ’11,
Therese Savona ’11, Professor Blumberg, Shannon Healy ’12, Michael Vera ’11,
Lauren Shoemake ’11, Assistant Dean Jessica Fonseca-Nader ’97.
St. Thomas Law congratulates Professor Howard Blumberg on his many recent
awards. Professor Blumberg directs both the law school’s appellate clinic and its
moot court program, and recently retired after 35 years as an assistant public
defender in Miami’s Office of the Public Defender.
The Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (FACDL – Miami
chapter) presented to Professor Howard K. Blumberg its Daniel Pearson-Harry
Prebish Founders’ Award for lifetime achievement at the FACDL annual banquet
in May 2013.
A month prior, Professor Blumberg received the “Outstanding Public Service
Supervisor” award at St. Thomas Law’s annual public service awards ceremony for
his steadfast commitment to the School’s Pro Bono Leadership Program.
In December 2013, he received the Most Effective Appellate Lawyer award
from the Daily Business Review (DBR) at its annual luncheon recognizing South
Florida’s most effective lawyers.
During the presentation, the editor-in-chief of the DBR cited the Florida v.
Jardines case which Professor Blumberg argued before the U.S. Supreme Court
in October 2012. In its decision last year, the Court ruled in favor of Blumberg,
concluding that a dog sniff of a residence constituted a search under the Fourth
Amendment.
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Prof. Roy Balleste was named
to the Executive Committee
of the Noncommercial Users
Constituency of the Generic
Names Supporting Organization
for ICANN, the regulatory body
for the overall Internet.
Prof. Jennifer Martin was named
Vice President of CALI (The
Center for Computer Assisted
Legal Instruction), and was
chosen to write the CALI book on
contracts.
Prof. Anthony Musto was elected
chair of the Florida Bar’s Public
Interest Law Section.
Prof. Marcia Narine spoke at the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce in
Washington, D.C., about corporate
governance and proxy trends, and
she also spoke at the University
of Oslo on the United States’
approach to climate change and
business as part of the Sustainable
Companies Project.
Prof. Ira Nathenson was elected
to the Executive Committee of
the Association of American
Law School’s Section on Civil
Procedure.
Prof. Keith Rizzardi was reelected as chair of National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s (NOAA) Marine
Fisheries Advisory Committee.
Prof. Carol Zeiner spoke at the
33rd International Congress on
Law and Mental Health on the
topic of therapeutic jurisprudence
(TJ) and eminent domain.
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2012-2013 faculty publications
Books
Roy Balleste (co-author)
Law Librarianship in the Twenty-First
Century (2013, Scarecrow Press) (Previous
edition: 2007).
Alfredo Garcia (co-author)
Criminal Law: Concepts and Practice (2013,
Carolina Academic Press) (Previous edition: 2009).
Lenora Ledwon (co-author)
Law and Popular Culture: Text, Notes, and
Questions (2012, LexisNexis) (Previous edition:
2007).
John Makdisi (co-author)
ESTATES IN LAND AND FUTURE
INTERESTS: PROBLEMS AND ANSWERS, 6th
ed. (Aspen Publishers, 2014)
Douglas E. Ray (co-author)
Labor Management Relations: Strikes,
Lockouts and Boycotts (2012, West).
Book Chapters
Raul Fernandez-Calienes
Health Insurance Portabililty and Accountability Act,
in Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment
( John R. Vile and Davis A. Hudson, eds., 2012,
Sage Publications).
Three Strikes Law, in Oxford Encyclopedia of
Latinos and Latinas in Politics, Law and
Social Movements (2013, Oxford University
Press).
No Cierre Sus Ojos: La Trata Existe--The Global
Effort to Combat Human Trafficking: Its Strengths
& Weaknesses, in Libro De Derecho Penal
Especial (2012, Universidad Libre, Columbia).
John M. Kang
Siegfried Wiessner
Manliness’s Paradox, in Masculinities and Law:
A Multidimensional Approach (Frank Rudy
Cooper and Ann C. McGinley, eds., 2012, NYU
Press).
The State and Indigenous Peoples: The Historic
Significance of ILA Resolution No. 5/2012, in Der
Staat im Recht. Festschrift für Eckart
Klein Zum 70. Geburtstag 1357 (M. Breuer et
al., 2013, Duncker & Humblot).
Jennifer S. Martin
Advising the Dissatisfied Buyer, in Commercial and
Consumer Warranties (2012, LexisNexis).
Warranties and the Battle of the Forms, in
Commercial and Consumer Warranties
(2012, LexisNexis).
Notices, in Commercial and Consumer
Warranties (2012, LexisNexis).
The Relationship of Warranty and Unfair and
Deceptive Acts and Practices (UDAP) Claims, in
(2012, LexisNexis).
The Impact of Bankruptcy on Warranty Obligations,
in Commercial and Consumer Warranties
(2012, LexisNexis).
Advising the Seller Accused of Breach, in
(2012, LexisNexis).
Implied Warranties of Quality and Fitness in the
Sale of Residential Property, in Commercial and
Consumer Warranties (2012, LexisNexis).
Golden Rule, in Dictionary of the Bible and
Western Culture (Mary Ann Beavis and Michael
J. Gilmore, eds., 2012, Sheffield Phoenix Press
[University of Sheffield]).
Informal Dispute Settlement Procedures and
Administrative Remedies in Consumer Cases, in
(2012, LexisNexis).
Lauren Gilbert
Anthony C. Musto
Deportation Cases and Legislation, in Oxford
Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in
Politics, Law and Social Movements (2012,
Oxford University Press).
Pro Bono and Public Service, in Essential
Qualities of the Professional Lawyer
(forthcoming 2014, American Bar Association).
McKinney v. Saviego, in Oxford Encyclopedia
of Latinos and Latinas in Politics, Law and
Press).
SB 1070 Politics of, in Oxford Encyclopedia of
Latinos and Latinas in Politics, Law and
Press).
Marc-Tizoc Gonzalez
Antonia Hernandez, in Oxford Encyclopedia of
Latinos and Latinas in Politics, Law and Social
Movements (2013, Oxford University Press).
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Roza Pati
The Categorical Imperative to End Modern-Day
Slavery: Subsidiarity, Privatization, and the State’s
Duty to Protect, in Der Staat im Recht (The
State in Its Legal Dimension) (2013, Duncker
& Humblot).
Combating Human Trafficking Through Transnational
Law Enforcement Cooperation: The Case of South
Eastern Europe, in Policing Across Borders:
The Role of Law Enforcement in Global
Governance (2012, Springer).
The Cultural Dimension of the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples, in International Law for Common
Goods. Essays in Honor of Francesco
Francioni (forthcoming 2014, Oxford University
Press).
“Doctors of the Social Order”: Introduction to the
New Haven Methodology, in Handbook on:
Human Trafficking, Public Health and the
Law: A Spring School from the New Haven
Perspective (forthcoming 2014, Georg Thieme
Verlag).
Culture and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, in The
Cultural Dimension of Human Rights (2013,
Oxford University Press) Collected Courses of the
Academy of European Law.
Indigenous Self-Determination, Culture and Land: A
Reassessment in Light of the 2007 UN Declaration
on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, in Indigenous
Rights in the Age of the UN Declaration
31 (Elvira Pulitano, 2012, Cambridge University
Press).
Articles
Roy Balleste
Signs and Portents in Cyberspace: The Rise of Jus
Internet as a New Order in International Law, 23
Fordham Intell. Prop. Media & Ent. L.J. 1311
(2013) (co-author).
Rising Toward Apotheosis: The Deconstruction of the
WSIS Tunis Agenda for the Information Society, 12
PGH J. Tech. L. & Pol’y 153 (2012).
Alfredo Garcia
Regression to the Mean: How Miranda Has Become
a Tragicomical Farce, 25 St. Thomas L. Rev.
(forthcoming 2014).
Lauren Gilbert
Obama’s Ruby Slippers: Enforcement Discretion in the
Absence of Immigration Reform, 116(1) W. Va. L.
Rev. (2013).
Immigrant Laws, Obstacle Preemption, and the Lost
Legacy of McCulloch, 33 Berkeley J. Emp. & Lab. L.
153 (2012).
faculty publications 2012-2013
Marc-Tizoc Gonzalez
Critical Ethnic Legal Histories: Unearthing the
Interracial Justice of Filipino Agricultural Labor
Organizing, 3 UC Irvine L. Rev. (forthcoming
2014).
John M. Kang
The Twilight of Tort? How the Economic Loss Rule
Redirects Claimants to Commercial Remedies in
Article 2 Transactions, 27 Commercial Damages
Reporter (2012).
Uniform Commercial Code Survey: Introduction, 67
Bus. Law. 1225 (2012) (co-author).
Keith W. Rizzardi
The Duty to Advise the Lorax: Environmental
Advocacy and the Risk of Reform, 37 Wm. & Mary
Envtl. L. & Pol’y Rev. 25 (2012).
Amy D. Ronner
Does Manly Courage Exist?, 13 Nev. L.J. 467 (2013).
Uniform Commercial Code Survey: Sales of Goods, 67
Bus. Law. 1227 (2012).
Let’s Get the “Trans” and “Sex” Out of It and Free Us
All, 16(3) J. Gender Race & Just. 859 (2013).
Martin v. Malcolm: Democracy, Nonviolent Resistance,
and Manhood, 114 W. Va. L. Rev. 937 (2012).
Robert E. Mensel
Hustler Magazine v. Falwell: Worst Case in the History
of the World, Maybe the Universe, 12 Nev. L.J. 582
(2012).
Jurisdiction in Nineteenth Century International
Law and Its Meaning in the Citizenship Clause of the
Fourteenth Amendment, 32 St. Louis U. Pub. L. Rev.
329 (2013).
Recreating Dead House: The Ouster of Miranda from
Our Prisons, 50 Crim. Law Bull. (forthcoming
2014).
In Praise of Hostility: Antiauthoritarianism as Free
Speech Principle, 35 Harv. J.L. & Pub. Pol’y 351
(2012).
Patricia W. Hatamyar Moore
Tamara F. Lawson
A Fresh Cut In An Old Wound--A Critical Analysis
of the Trayvon Martin Killing: the Public Outcry, the
Prosecutors’ Discretion, and The Stand Your Ground,
23 U. Fla. J.L. & Pub. Pol’y 271 (2013).
Powerless Against Police Brutality: A Felons Story, 25
St. Thomas L. Rev. 218 (2013).
Lenora Ledwon
Using Mel Brooks’s The Twelve Chairs to Teach Dying
Declarations, Circuit, January 2012, at 72.
Alfred R. Light
Fracturing Moratoria Under the Dormant Commerce
Clause: The Need to Shape Rather Than Resist the
Shale Gale, 44(1) Envtl. L. Rep. 10035 (2014).
Get Smart to Go Green? LEED Neighborhood
Development and Sustainability, 7 Appalachian J.L.
87 (2013).
Regressing Toward Federal Common Law: The
Catalytic Effect of CERCLA’s Private Cause of Action,
41 Sw. L. Rev. 661 (2012).
John Makdisi
Uncaring Justice: Why Jacque v. Steenberg Homes Was
Wrongly Decided, 51(2) J. Cath. Legal Stud. 111
(2012).
June Mary Zekan Makdisi
Totality and Integrity in American Case Law, 12
Nat’l Cath. Bioethics Q. 43 (2012).
Jennifer S. Martin
Applying Economic Loss Doctrine to Article 2
Transaction: A Doctrine at a Loss, 25 St. Thomas L.
Rev. 19 (2012).
Confronting the Myth of “State Court Class Action
Abuses” Through an Understanding of Heuristics
and a Plea for More Statistics, 82 UMKC L. Rev.
(forthcoming 2014).
An Updated Quantitative Study of Iqbal’s Impact on
12(b)(6) Motions, 46 U. Rich. L. Rev. 603 (2012).
Ira S. Nathenson
Super-Intermediaries, Code, Human Rights,
Intercultural Hum. Rts. L. Rev. (forthcoming
2014).
Best Practices for the Law of the Horse: Teaching
Cyberlaw and Illuminating Law through Online
Simulations, 28 Santa Clara Computer & High
Tech. L.J. 657 (2012).
Navigating the Uncharted Waters of Teaching Law
with Online Simulations, 38 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 535
(2012).
Roza Pati
Trading in Humans: A New Haven Perspective, 21
Asia Pac. L.Rev. 135 (2012).
Domestic Servitude: A Contemporary Form of Slavery,
7 Intercultural Hum. Rts. L. Rev. 9 (2012).
Leonard D. Pertnoy
Same Violence, Same Sex, Different Standard: An
Examination of Same-Sex, Domestic Violence and
the Use of Expert Testimony on Battered Woman’s
Syndrome in Same-Sex Domestic Violence Cases, 24
St. Thomas L. Rev. 544 (2012).
Does Golyadkin Really Have a Double?: Dostoyevsky
Debunks Our Mental Capacity and Insane Delusion
Doctrines, 40 Cap. U. L. Rev. 195 (2012).
Nadia Soree
Whose Fourth Amendment and Does It Matter: A Due
Process Approach to Fourth Amendment Standing,
46(3) Ind. L. Rev. 753 (2013).
Show and Tell, Seek and Find: A Balanced Approach
To Defining a Fourth Amendment Search and the
Lessons of Rape Reform, 43(1) Seton Hall L. Rev.
127 (2013).
Siegfried Wiessner
Re-Enchanting the World: Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
as Essential Parts of a Holistic Human Rights Regime,
15 UCLA J. Int’l L. & Foreign Aff. 239 (2012)
Mark J. Wolff
Failure of the International Monetary Fund & World
Bank to Achieve Integral Development: A Critical
Historical Assessment of Bretton Woods Institutions
Policies, Structures, & Governance, 3 Global Bus.
L.Rev. (forthcoming 2014).
Carol L. Zeiner
A Therapeutic Jurisprudence Analysis of the Use of
Eminent Domain to Create a Leasehold, 33 Utah L.
Rev. (forthcoming 2014).
Marching Across the Putative Black/White Race Line:
A Convergence of Narratology, History and Theory, 33
B.C. J. L. & Soc. Sci. 249 (2014).
Kelo Through the Lens of Therapeutic Jurisprudence,
2d Therapeutic Jurisprudence/ Comprehensive Law
Issue, 6 Phoenix L. Rev. (2013).
Stephen A. Plass
Using Pyett To Counter The Fall Of Contract-Based
Unionism In A Global Economy, 34 Berkeley J. Emp.
& Lab. L. (forthcoming 2014).
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giving
Honor Roll of Donors
On behalf of our students at St. Thomas University School of Law, we gratefully acknowledge the alumni, parents and
friends, faculty and staff, foundations and corporations that have generously supported us through gifts and in-kind
contributions during the last fiscal year (July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013). Thank you for your support!
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$500-$999
Patron
$100-$249
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Agency
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Jennifer F. Gabel
Haggard Law Firm, P.A.
Holland & Knight LLP
Alfred R. Light
Martin, Lister & Alvarez, PLC
Todd J. Michaels
Jessica N. Pacheco ‘06
Adam B. Portnow ‘08
Carlos Santisteban ‘09
St. Thomas Law Student Bar
Association (SBA)
Themis Bar Review
Mary Ann Wiznerowicz
Enrique Zamora
Anthony J. Destribats ‘02
Andrew L. Dixon ‘99
Suraya Faye Gabel
Lauren Gilbert
William M. Gladson ‘97
Murray A. Greenberg
Patricia Hatamyar Moore
John F. Hernandez
Marbet Lewis ‘04
William Clay Mitchell, Jr. ‘96
Stephen A. Plass
Peter Raben
Magda Christina Rodriguez ‘09
Juan M. Saiz ‘88
Shahpor Shahbahrami
Honorable Michele Towbin
Singer
Honorable Ronald G. Sonom
Carol L. Zeiner
Honorable Peter R. Palermo
Dean’s Circle
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Alex A. Hanna ‘00
Barrister’s Society
Senior Partner
$5,000-$9,999
Patrick L. Cordero ‘87
Adam J. Gersten ‘07
Michael Gerard Lamia
John A. & June Mary Makdisi
Nancy H. Maloy
Amy D. Ronner & Dr. Michael
Pacin
David M. Harvan ‘96
Partner
$1,000-$4,999
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Bill D. Dickey ‘91
Josefina I. Espino
Neil Manuel Gonzalez ‘96
Mark Dell Kielsgard ‘09
Robert H. Laghaie
Ricky K. Patel ‘09
Kathleen P. Phillips ‘98
Douglas E. Ray
John C. Redmond
Michael Joseph Rinaldi, II ‘06
The Florida Bar
Michelle Otero Valdes ‘94
Siegfried Wiessner
Mark J. Wolff
Isaac Wright, Jr. ‘07
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Society of Friends
Jurist
$250-$499
Barbri, Inc.
Tim W. Cox ‘14
Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. Bar
Association Inc.
LexisNexis
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Robert E. Mensel
James B. Miller ‘94
Leonard D. Pertnoy
Keith W. Rizzardi
Jay Silver
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Daniel J. Garza ‘13
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Sean Gold ‘13
Rosana E. Gonzalez ‘13
Andrew Michael Gordon ‘09
Jennifer Marie Gordon ‘09
Marbely Hernandez ‘13
Joshua J. Hertz ‘01
Scarlet Ann Kampa-Dyson ‘04
John Kang
Peter T. Kelly
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Gary N. Kravitz
Jennifer Rachael Levy ‘13
Nicole M. Loughlin ‘13
Rick Medina
Leon Mindin ‘13
Francis J. Mota ‘13
Ashley B. Moussa ‘13
Ira S. Nathenson
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Michael E. Platt ‘13
Viviana M. Restrepo ‘13
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Wei Su ‘12
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Janette M. Vargas ‘13
Andres E. Vasquez ‘13
Ignacio Jesus Vazquez, Jr. ‘05
Sabrina V. Velarde ‘13
Rachel V. Walker ‘13
Lydia Ailes Worden ‘13
St. Thomas Law Review Celebrates
a Quarter Century of Success
Above: Assistant Dean Peter Kelly, Editor-in-Chief Lydia Worden ‘13, Justice R. Fred Lewis, Msgr. Franklyn Casale, Caroline Ray, and
Dean Douglas Ray.
On a perfect spring night for cruising the Intracoastal Waterway, over 200 alumni and
friends of the St. Thomas Law Review boarded the Floridian Princess yacht in Hollywood,
Florida, and celebrated a special milestone in the history of St. Thomas Law: 25 years of
successful law review publications, countless hours of writing and editing, and hundreds of
alumni who contributed to the Law Review as student-members and editors.
After Msgr. Franklyn M. Casale welcomed the crowd and congratulated the alumni
and students for their many accomplishments over the years, Dean Douglas E. Ray spoke
and thanked the current members of the Law Review for all their work in planning the
successful event.
Dean Ray also thanked all of the former faculty advisors and former editors-in-chief of
the Law Review, and especially praised the efforts of the current editor-in-chief, Ms. Lydia
(Butler) Worden ’13, who worked closely with Assistant Deans Jessica Fonseca Nader
(faculty advisor to the Law Review) and Peter Kelly (assistant dean for alumni relations),
and the Office for Alumni Relations, in reaching out to alumni and planning the event.
Also participating in the evening’s program were the Honorable R. Fred Lewis, Justice
of the Florida Supreme Court, the keynote speaker and a great friend and supporter of St.
Thomas Law; and Alfredo Garcia, the former Dean and longtime professor at St. Thomas
Law, who received from the Law Review a special commendation for his leadership and
support over the years. The 2013 editorial board noted, in particular, Professor Garcia’s
great support as Dean in 2008, when the Law Review hosted the National Conference of
Law Reviews; and his publication, Is Miranda Dead, Was it Overruled, or Is It Irrelevant, 10
ST. THOMAS L. REV. 461 (1998), which is the most-cited of all articles in the St. Thomas
Law Review.
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School of Law
wishes to thank
the following sponsors for
their support of the
St. Thomas Law Review
25th Anniversary Celebration:
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Adam B. Portnow, Esq. ’08
Professor Gordon Butler
Professor Enrique Zamora
Assistant Dean Jessica Fonseca Nader,
Professor Gary N. Kravitz, and Amar
Patel, Esq. ’10
Professor Amy D. Ronner and Dr.
Michael P. Pacin
St. Thomas Law Student Bar
Association
Martin, Lister & Alvarez, PLC
Holland & Knight and Brett A.
Barfield, Esq. ’99
Themis Bar Review and Nachman
Susson, Esq.
Members Circle
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BARBRI and Elyse DuBois, Esq.
James B. Miller, Esq. ’94
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Maria T. Sallato, Esq. ’90
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Singer
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Sonom
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A “Higher” Calling
Alumni Leading the Way in Higher Education
By Peter T. Kelly
Many of our alumni/alumnae are succeeding in the more traditional careers one would expect
to find them: law firms big and small, solo practices, governmental agencies, elected offices
and political appointments. Some, however, have gone a less traditional route but have found
themselves in a very traditional setting: the college campus. On the following pages are glimpses
of four St. Thomas Law graduates who are leaders at their respective universities in different ways:
in the classroom, the general counsel’s office, the athletics department, and the enrollment/
admissions office.
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Rory Bahadur ’03
Professor of Law
Washburn University School of Law
“It’s an honor
to be in the
Rory Bahadur is a Professor of Law at Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kansas,
where he has taught torts, civil procedure, federal courts, and admiralty law since 2007. The
valedictorian of his law school class, Professor Bahadur got his start in academia a year after he
graduated from St. Thomas Law, when then-Dean Bob Butterworth hired him to head up the
academic support office.
Rory learned a lot from that experience, recalling that “student engagement was (his)
biggest motivator.” Rory became quite successful on this front, whether filling up a classroom
of students who voluntarily attended his academic support sessions on a Saturday morning, or
teaching torts to first-year students. During each of the years Rory taught at St. Thomas Law,
the students honored him by electing him “First-Year Professor of the Year” – a tradition that
Professor Bahadur has continued at Washburn Law (Professor of the Year in 2010 and 2012).
Given the honors Rory’s received from his students, it’s no surprise that his peers have
taken notice, too. In 2013, Professor Bahadur was recognized by fellow professors in What
the Best Law Teachers Do, a book that identifies the methods, strategies, and personal traits
of 26 law professors across the country whose students achieve exceptional learning. “It’s an
honor to be in the classroom,” Rory says. “Every single day I am so happy to be doing what
I’m doing.”
He points to two former teachers, Professors Amy Ronner and Steven Plass, each of whom
has helped shape his own work ethic and approach to preparing for class. “They walked into
the classroom and clearly spent inordinate amounts of time preparing for the classroom.”
Professor Bahadur has taken his pedagogical talents outside of the country as well, most
recently in the Republic of Georgia. Through a USAID grant that Washburn University
received to assist with legal education reform in Georgia, Professor Bahadur and his
colleagues have recently traveled to Free University School of Law to assist in two main areas:
development of commercial law in Georgia, and improvement of teaching methodologies for
Georgian law professors.
During his several visits to Georgia, Professor Bahadur has trained law professors on
teaching methods, and presented on various topics such as interactive teaching methods,
modern legal education trends, and the benefits of active learning pedagogy. Just as
Professors Ronner and Plass continue to do at St. Thomas Law, Professor Bahadur is surely
making a positive impact upon his students, whether in Miami, Kansas, or the Republic of
Georgia.
classroom.
Every single day
I am so happy to
be doing what
I’m doing.”
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Claire Konopa Aigotti ’96
General Counsel
Butler University
“It’s not just a matter
of what’s legal.
It’s doing what’s right
for the students,
faculty and staff.”
Claire Konopa Aigotti, Esq., was appointed as Butler University’s
General Counsel in August 2013. At the Indiana school, Ms. Aigotti
oversees all legal matters, including human resources and employment
issues, student policies and discipline, business negotiations and
contracts, real estate, litigation, and risk management. The first general
counsel in Butler’s history, Claire is enjoying the opportunity to build
the university’s in-house law office essentially from scratch. “I like the
autonomy I have, and (having) the ability to develop an office.”
A native of South Bend, Indiana, Claire graduated from the University
of Notre Dame in 1993 before starting law school that August. She
chose St. Thomas Law on the recommendation of her grandfather, the
Honorable Mallory H. Horton, one of the first three judges to have
served on Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal.
After graduating from St. Thomas Law in 1996, Claire returned to
South Bend, where she practiced at Konopa, Reagan and Aigotti, P.C.
until 2007. A partner at the firm, she focused her practice on a variety
of civil litigation matters, including personal injury, product liability,
insurance bad faith, and divorce matters through mediations, trials, and
appeals.
In 2007, Claire left private practice for an opportunity to return
to Notre Dame, where she became the University’s associate general
counsel and led the litigation and student issues team for the Office of
General Counsel. At Notre Dame, she represented her alma mater in
all aspects of state and federal court litigation, including personal injury,
discrimination, breach of contract, student issues, collections, tenure
and employment, and worker’s compensation.
Noting that the change from private practice to the world of higher
education can have its challenges, Ms. Aigotti says that the transition
prepared her well for her current position at Butler. “Going from private
practice to higher education is a different dynamic. The learning curve
can be a little overwhelming, but I’m glad to have worked six years at
Notre Dame – it broadened my overall experience as an attorney.” With
the education she has received from Notre Dame and St. Thomas Law,
and the experiences she gained both
in private practice and at Notre Dame,
Claire is happy to be in her new role at
Butler, and clearly has the right focus:
“It’s not just a matter of what’s legal.
It’s doing what’s right for the students,
faculty and staff.”
Brian A. Baptiste ’08
Associate Athletic Director for Compliance
Northwestern University
“The most satisfying part of my job
is working in a field that I have a
great deal of passion for. Athletics
has always given me
great joy and I am
truly fortunate enough
to make a living in an
area that I love.”
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The Associate Athletic Director for Compliance at
Northwestern University in Chicago, Brian Baptiste is
responsible for directing, planning and organizing all
phases of the University’s compliance program. Brian
began working at Northwestern in January 2013
after serving in the same capacity at the University
of Delaware for three years. While it is a daunting
challenge to oversee the entire compliance program
and ensure that administrators, staff members and
student-athletes comply with all N.C.A.A. rules and
regulations, Brian very much enjoys what he’s doing.
“The most satisfying part of my job is working in a
field that I have a great deal of passion for. Athletics
has always given me great joy and I am truly fortunate
enough to make a living in an area that I love.”
It was during Brian’s law school years – as
vice president of St. Thomas Law’s sports and
entertainment law society – that he first considered
a career in athletics. “Having an interest in athletics
administration and seeing the potential for a lawyer in
that field, that experience opened my eyes to a world
of possibilities.” Also at St. Thomas Law, Brian served
as the southern regional chair of the National Black
Law Students Association (NBLSA), which provided
him the opportunity to represent St. Thomas Law and
develop contacts around the country. In addition,
Brian served as a certified legal intern with the Office
of the State Attorney in Broward County, and was a
judicial intern for the Honorable Donald L. Graham,
a United States District Judge for the Southern
District of Florida.
A Maryland native and member of the Maryland
Bar, Mr. Baptiste first entered the world of N.C.A.A.
athletics at Georgetown University, which hired him
in 2009 to be its assistant director of compliance
in the athletics department. At Georgetown, Mr.
Baptiste was responsible for monitoring compliancerelated issues such as amateurism, eligibility,
recruiting, financial aid, and the National Letter of
Intent program.
Thanks to his experiences at St. Thomas Law,
as well as his positions at Georgetown and the
University of Delaware, Brian has prepared himself
well for his current post at Northwestern, and he is
determined to continue his employer’s notable track
record: Northwestern is the only school in the Big
Ten (and one of just a handful of universities in the
country) never to have committed a major N.C.A.A.
infraction.
Jessica Fonseca-Nader ’97
Assistant Dean for Enrollment and Scholarships
St. Thomas University School of Law
“Giving these
future lawyers an
opportunity to
pursue their own
dreams, and perhaps
their family’s dreams,
Jessica Fonseca-Nader has taught legal
research and writing at St. Thomas Law
since 2003, and was appointed as the law
school’s first assistant dean for enrollment
and scholarships in January 2013. In
this capacity, Jessica leads and directs the
school’s admissions and recruiting efforts
throughout the year, and also oversees the
merit scholarship program for all students.
She brings to this new position a unique blend
of experiences as a former student, current
professor, and practicing attorney.
Assistant Dean Fonseca-Nader returned
to St. Thomas Law as an adjunct professor
in 2003 before joining the legal research and
writing faculty on a full-time basis a few years
later. In addition to research and writing
courses, she also teaches appellate advocacy,
advanced legal studies, and a seminar class on
moral dilemmas.
In 2006, after serving for nine years as a
career law clerk for the Honorable David
L. Levy at Florida’s Third District Court of
Appeal in Miami, she joined Black, Srebnick
Kornspan & Stumpf as Special Counsel. She
focuses her practice on litigation support and
appellate work in both state and federal courts.
As head of enrollment and scholarships,
Assistant Dean Fonseca-Nader says that
the new role has given her great satisfaction
both as a professor and a mentor. “Giving
these future lawyers an opportunity to
pursue their own dreams, and perhaps their
family’s dreams, too – that’s not only a great
responsibility, but a great privilege. To then
see the students succeed here at St. Thomas
Law – that has been very rewarding.”
During her law school years, Jessica
served as editor-in-chief of the St. Thomas
Law Review, and also had her first “teaching
moment” in the school’s “Street Law”
program. It was then that she knew that she’d
eventually like to teach. Looking back on that
experience (at MAST Academy, a magnet
school in Key Biscayne), she recalls: “It
opened my eyes to the difference a teacher can
make in a student’s life.” St. Thomas Law is
fortunate that Assistant Dean Fonseca-Nader,
through her various roles and experiences, is
now making a difference in the lives of many
students.
too – that’s not only a
great responsibility,
but a great privilege.
To then see the
students succeed
here at St. Thomas
Law – that has been
very rewarding.”
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T eaching
Tomorrow’s
Leaders
St. Thomas Law Launches
The Honorable Peter R. Palermo Program:
A Community Partnership with
Miami Carol City Senior High School
On September 19, 2013, the St. Thomas Law community gathered for a luncheon to
officially launch the Honorable Peter R. Palermo Program, which has been established
to educate high school students about the United States Constitution, civics and the law.
Thanks to the generous support of Judge Palermo, a United States Magistrate Judge for
the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida since 1971, this new
program puts into action Judge Palermo’s strong belief that today’s youth – tomorrow’s
leaders – have to become engaged citizens, and that their engagement requires knowledge
of civics and the law.
Since the summer of 2013, the law school has worked with Carol City High in Miami
Gardens in developing this partnership that will allow for Carol City High students to study
these important topics from second and third-year law students, or “Palermo Fellows.”
Currently there are 11 Palermo Fellows taking part in the program, and they have been
mentoring 32 Carol City High students, conducting sessions on St. Thomas’s campus as
well as at Carol City High.
During the luncheon, Judge Palermo spoke to the Carol City High students, each of
whom received a copy of the U.S. Constitution, and told them, as well as the law students,
that “You are the future!” Also attending the luncheon were Msgr. Franklyn M. Casale, the
President of St. Thomas University, Dean Douglas E. Ray, St. Thomas Law faculty and staff,
as well as Carol City High teachers and Miami Gardens community leaders.
On behalf of the St. Thomas community, Msgr. Casale thanked Judge Palermo for his
friendship and support of the university over the years. “Not only is Judge Palermo a great
friend of St. Thomas and a leader in the South Florida community, he’s also just a great
guy.” After thanking Judge Palermo for his constant support of the law school, Dean Ray
presented to him a plaque recognizing “your service to our country, your commitment to
justice, and your unwavering support of our students.”
Dean Ray also thanked Jennifer Portwood Gordon, Esq., ’09, the law school’s Director
of Pro Bono and Public Interest Career Counselor, and Ms. Asiah Wolfolk-Manning,
Esq., a teacher at Carol City High and the school’s legal affairs director, for their efforts in
starting the program, advising the students, and coordinating all logistics. “I am excited
about this new collaboration, and am inspired by the students’ enthusiasm and energy,”
said Ms. Portwood Gordon. “And we’re just beginning. I look forward to creating
additional opportunities for even more law students next year by involving more high
schools in the community.”
The Palermo Program, which continued throughout the Fall 2013 semester, is already
reaping great rewards. In December 2013, the Carol City High students won first place
for their congressional district in Florida’s “We the People” Competition, advancing to
the State finals in January 2014. “The students could not have done this without the
assistance of St. Thomas Law and Jen Portwood Gordon,” said Ms. Wolfolk-Manning.
“Thank you for believing in them and giving your time to help them accomplish this
amazing feat!”
“This new program puts into action
Judge Palermo’s strong belief that
today’s youth – tomorrow’s leaders – have to
become engaged citizens,
and that their engagement
requires knowledge of civics and the law.”
At the annual Red Mass in Miami in May
2013, Msgr. Casale, President of St. Thomas
University (left), and Most Rev. Thomas G.
Wenski, the Archbishop of Miami, thanked
Judge Palermo for his continued support of
St. Thomas Law.
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• Conferences, distinguished speakers, and
symposia; and
• Career and Professional Development programs
that help our students build their futures
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Alex A. Hanna, Esq. began his own law practice shortly after
graduating from St. Thomas University School of Law in 2000. Since
that time he has been successfully defending clients in Florida against
a wide variety of traffic offenses. Despite the dynamic growth of his
business and its demands on his time, Mr. Hanna serves as a model
husband and father to his wife Lizet, his children Alexander and
Sophia, and the rest of his friends and family.
Always a good citizen, Mr. Hanna takes part in civic events, donates
to humanitarian causes, and defends the Constitution of the United
States of America. As an enduring symbol of Mr. Hanna’s intensity to combat injustice,
passion for world peace, and respect for human dignity, and in
recognition of his significant gift to the law school, the law library was
renamed the the Alex Hanna Law Library in 2008 (now the Alex A.
Hanna Legal Information Center, pictured below). Mr. Hanna’s most
valuable experience at St. Thomas University was “life preparation.” Among other honors and awards, he is the proud recipient of:
• Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for Outstanding
Service to the Community (presented to Hispanic Leaders by
the U.S. Congress in 2011)
• Traffic Ticket Attorney of the Decade (Minority Chamber of
Commerce, 2010) • The Key of Miami-Dade County (2006)
alumni receptions
Miami
Orlando
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alumni receptions
Florida Bar Convention
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Toys For Tots
alumni receptions
Fo r t L a u d e r d a l e
Ta m p a
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class action
1989
KELLY CAMBRON has become a
shareholder of Goldstein, Schmitt and
Wade, PL, in Stuart, Florida. Kelly’s
primary practice area is social security
disability and workers’ compensation.
non-for-profit in Miami. An attorney at the
international law firm of Chalos & Co, P.C.,
Ms. Otero Valdés is board certified by The
Florida Bar in admiralty and maritime law,
and serves as the chair of The Florida Bar’s
admiralty and maritime law certification
committee.
DAVID PREBLE, D.D.S., is the new
vice president of the American Dental
Association’s newly created ADA Practice
Institute, which will provide input on
programs, products and services to help
ADA-members better operate their dental
practices. Dr. Preble, who had previously
served as the director of the ADA Council
on Dental Benefit Programs since 2007,
lives in Chicago with his wife, Hong Sun.
1996
Kelly Cambron ’89
1994
MICHELLE OTERO VALDES was
recently named chair of the board of
directors of the ReThink and ReUse
Center, an environmental and educational
CLAIRE AIGOTTI became Butler
University’s first general counsel in August
2013. She was previously the associate
general counsel at the University of Notre
Dame.
GUY QUATTLEBAUM, a shareholder
at Akerman Senterfitt in its West Palm
Beach office, was elected president of the
Palm Beach County Sports Commission
in February 2013 for a year-long term.
Quattlebaum works in Akerman’s litigation
practice group, and concentrates in the
areas of complex commercial cases,
with experience in banking, labor and
employment, probate, condominium
associations, and real estate litigation.
1997
ROBERT J. ROBES, a shareholder at the
Boca Raton office of Greenberg Traurig
P.A., has been appointed to serve on the
Board of Directors of the Florida Atlantic
University (FAU) Foundation, Inc. Bob is
a proud FAU alumnus.
Michelle Otero Valdes ’94
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WILLIAM R. WOHLSIFER is the author
of “‘Certifying’ Documents via Third-party
Software: Binding on the Court?,” recently
published in The Florida Bar Journal
(September/October 2013, Volume 87,
No. 8). William is a commercial litigation
attorney with the law firm of William R.
Wohlsifer, P.A., in Tallahassee, focusing
his practice on copyright and trademark
infringement.
1998
SAMUEL S. FRANKEL, JR., LL.M. ’05, a
partner at Barnett, Lerner & Karsen, P.A.
in Fort Lauderdale, is handling Florida
workers’ compensation claims and claims
arising under the Longshore and Harbor
Workers’ Compensation Act, Defense
Base Act, Jones Act, as well as cruise line
passenger claims.
2000
KEVIN F. SANDERSON, LL.M. ’06,
of Merritt & Sanderson, P.A. in Osprey,
Florida, is a member of the 2014 class of
“Leadership Sarasota,” a program of the
chamber of commerce in greater Sarasota.
Kevin was recently admitted to the Bar of
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit.
2001
BART ARMSTRONG is the Children’s
Legal Services Southern Regional Director
within Florida’s Department of Children
and Families. Bart recently met with child
welfare representatives and members of
Congress in Washington, D.C., as part
of a conference focusing on juvenile sex
trafficking.
JOSHUA J. HERTZ, a member of the law
school’s board of advisors, was selected
in 2013 as an inaugural member of
The Florida Bar’s Wm. Reece Smith, Jr.
Leadership Academy. Josh recently moved
his law practice to Miami Lakes.
OLIVER A. RUIZ was named partner
at Malloy & Malloy, P.L. in Miami. He
concentrates his practice in intellectual
property litigation, trademark prosecution,
and copyright law.
class action
2002
WILLIAM T. COTTERALL was recently
elected to the board of directors of the
Florida Justice Association (FJA). He
was also appointed as chair of the FJA’s
consumer protection section for legislative
matters. Mr. Cotterall is the founding
partner of The Cotterall Law Firm, a
Tallahassee-based law firm focusing
on injury and wrongful death cases
throughout Florida.
by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s
Florida chapter as one of its “40 Under
40 Outstanding Lawyers of Miami-Dade
County.”
2004
CHRIS AMBROSIO is a partner at
Johnson, Anselmo, Murdoch, Burke, Piper
& Hochman, P.A., in Fort Lauderdale,
where he represents a majority of the
municipalities in South Florida and the
Florida Keys.
JUDE M. FACCIDOMO was honored
in November 2013 by the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation’s Florida chapter as one of
its “40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers of
Miami-Dade County.”
MARBET MIER LEWIS is a partner at
Akerman Senterfitt, focusing her practice
on the alcohol beverage industry. She
was just recently appointed to serve on
the board of Mindful Kids Miami, Inc.,
a charitable organization focused on
teaching mindfulness to local teachers and
communities.
William Cotterall ’02
2003
RORY BAHADUR was granted full
tenure as a professor of law at Washburn
University School of Law in Topeka,
Kansas. Professor Bahadur, who has been
chosen by Washburn students as professor
of the year on multiple occasions, was
recently featured in a new book, What the
Best Law Teachers Do. The book is based
on a national, qualitative study of 26 law
professors nominated as “the best” by their
peers and students.
LETICIA (HERNANDEZ) VEGA, who
became partner at Fowler White Burnett
in Miami in 2012, was voted a rising
star in Super Lawyers magazine and just
recently became AV rated by Martindale
Hubbell. She was also recently honored
HERMAN RUSSOMANNO, JR. was
selected in 2013 as an inaugural member
of The Florida Bar’s Wm. Reece Smith, Jr.
Leadership Academy.
2006
JESSICA McMILLER was recently
appointed as Assistant Chief of Staff,
Office of Legislative Affairs for the
Honorable Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois.
She is focusing on the governor’s public
safety agenda through legislative policies
that serve and protect the people of
Illinois. Jessica married Brian Baptiste ’08
in November 2013 in Washington, D.C.,
and the couple resides in Chicago.
DANIEL NAGLER is a civil litigation
attorney at Mitrani, Rynor, Adamsky &
Toland, P.A., in Weston, Florida. Dan
founded Involved-Fan.com, which allows
people to donate funds to aspiring athletes.
ADAM B. PORTNOW, of the Law Office
of Adam B. Portnow, P.L. in Sarasota,
Florida, successfully completed the United
States Patent and Trademark Office’s patent
bar examination and application process
in November 2012, and is now licensed to
practice before the USPTO as a Registered
Patent Attorney. Portnow focuses his
practice in the areas of intellectual
property, business law and probate.
2009
BRANDON ARKIN was selected in 2013
as an inaugural member of The Florida
Bar’s Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Leadership
Academy.
JUDITH ANGULO and KURT
SCHLUETER ’09 were married in June
2013 in Orta San Giulio, Italy.
2008
BRIAN A. BAPTISTE relocated in early
2013 to Chicago, where he is now the
associate director of athletics for NCAA
compliance at Northwestern University.
Brian, who previously held the same
position at the University of Delaware,
married Jessica McMiller ’08 on November
10, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
Adam Portnow ’08
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class action
SLAVA BORSHCHUKOV recently
accepted a position with the Duboff
Law Firm in North Miami, where he will
practice first party litigation. Slava joins
civil practice after four years at the MiamiDade Public Defender’s Office, where
he handled homicides and other serious
felonies.
RACHEL A. CANFIELD, an attorney in
Greenberg Traurig’s Miami office, was
recently selected to serve as a mentor in the
mentorship program of the South Florida
chapter of the Federal Bar Association.
In this role, Rachel will be matched with
current law students from local law schools
to serve as a mentor and help guide the
next wave of legal professionals.
Yara was also recently appointed to fill
an unexpired term on The Florida Bar
Foundation.
RICKY PATEL, senior partner of Farrell
& Patel, Attorneys at Law in Miami, was
recognized by the South Florida Business
Journal as one of its “40 Under 40”
honorees.
JUDITH ANGULO ’06 and KURT
SCHLUETER were married in June 2013
in Orta San Giulio, Italy.
SCHUYLER A. SMITH is an associate
at Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel, LLP,
in Miami. She was selected in 2013 as
an inaugural member of The Florida
Bar’s Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Leadership
Academy. Schuyler just concluded her
tenure as president of the Caribbean Bar
Association.
2010
CHRISTOPHER G. BROWN is a new
associate at Adams, Adams, Baca &
McMillen in Miami. His areas of practice
include medical malpractice, personal
injury and civil litigation.
JON MCCONNELL, a criminal defense
attorney at Monnat & Spurrier in Wichita,
Kansas, was named by the Wichita
Business Journal as one of its 40 Under 40
honorees for 2013, in recognition of Jon’s
professional achievements and community
involvement.
BRANDON E. STEIN recently launched
STEINLAW, P.A., in Aventura, Florida,
where he specializes in personal injury and
civil litigation.
2011
BRIANNE GARRETSON DESELLIER
has provided legal commentary on the
following media outlets: Good Morning
America, The Nancy Grace Show, ABC
World News, National Public Radio, and
Yahoo! She also has her own tax-oriented
legal blog: www.floridataxattorney-blog.
com.
BRASILIO MACHADO has expanded
The Machado Law Firm in Miami and
opened its second office in Orlando. The
Machado Law Firm is a boutique law
firm offering a full service experience to
domestic and international clients.
MARIA MICHAELS has joined the trust
and wealth management department of
Coconut Grove Bank. She was previously
at the 17th Judicial Circuit where she
worked as a staff attorney in the probate
division.
Rachel Canfield ’09
KENNETH M. KAUP is a new associate
attorney at Chasan Leyner & Lamparello,
P.C., in Secaucus, NJ. Ken is specializing in
insurance defense with a focus on workers’
compensation matters.
YARA LORENZO was honored in
November 2013 by the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation’s Florida chapter as one of
its “40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers
of Miami-Dade County.” An associate
at Hogan Lovells in its litigation and
employment practice group in Miami,
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Jon McConnell ’10
Maria Michaels ’11
class action
BRYAN PASCHAL was selected by Legacy
Magazine as one of South Florida’s 40
Under 40 Leaders of Today & Tomorrow
for 2013. Bryan was also elected as vice
president of the Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr.
Bar Association for 2013-2014, and to The
Florida Bar’s YLD Board of Governors for
2013-2015.
husband are otherwise kept busy by their
daughter, one-year old Lily.
St. Thomas Law information
is now at your fingertips,
thanks to the new St.
Thomas Law app available
for iPhone, iPad, Android,
and BlackBerry. JUAN C. PEREZ, JR. was promoted in
January 2013 to Assistant Chief of County
Court in the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s
Office.
2012
DOMENICK G. LAZZARA has been
promoted to managing attorney at
Aronfeld Trial Lawyers, Miami. Domenick
will be the managing partner based out of
the firm’s newly opened Tampa office.
MORGAN J. MCGRATH and MICHAEL
B. WALKER have started their own law
firm, Walker McGrath PLLC, with three
offices in Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Boca
Raton. They focus their work primarily in
the areas of personal injury and intellectual
property.
JOSEPH E. HUNT IV earned his LL.M.
in taxation from Boston University in May
2013. Joe received the Ernest M. Haddad
Award as the top graduating student, as
well as the program’s Pro Bono Award in
recognition of Joe’s volunteer work for
Greater Boston Legal Services in its Low
Income Taxpayer Clinic. Joe now works in
the Boston office of Deloitte Tax LLP, in its
mergers and acquisitions practice.
Download our
New St. Thomas
Law App!
Baby Lily, daughter of
Rebecca Duffield ’13
SEAN GELLIS is an assistant attorney
general in the civil division of Florida’s
Office of Attorney General. Sean is based
in the Fort Lauderdale office.
JOSHUA SIMON, the valedictorian of the
class of 2013, is a new associate with the
Law Offices of Cytryn & Velazquez, P.A.,
a personal injury firm located in Coral
Springs, Florida.
Stay connected with the
law school and fellow
alumni, and learn of
upcoming receptions and
events. A directory of faculty
members and a list of
newly published books
by St. Thomas Law
faculty members are also
available on the app,
as well as updates from
the Admissions, Alumni
Relations and Career
Services offices.
Scan the QR code below
with your device to go to
the new St. Thomas Law
App.
2013
REBECCA DUFFIELD writes from
Atlanta, where she is currently pursuing
her LL.M. in Transactional Law (with
a concentration in Alternative Dispute
Resolution) at Emory University. She
is the vice president of Amicus, Emory
Law’s society for parent students, and
is also coaching the school’s arbitration
competition team. Rebecca and her
Josh Simon ‘13
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in memoriam
St. Thomas Dedicates Tree in Memory of Prof. Sandra Ruffin
In October 2013, alumni and friends of the late Professor Sandra A. Ruffin gathered with faculty
and staff members at a ceremony honoring Professor Ruffin’s life and many contributions to the St.
Thomas Law community.
During the ceremony, Msgr. Andrew L. Anderson, the law school’s chaplain, blessed a beautiful
Royal Poinciana tree in memory of Professor Ruffin, who taught at St. Thomas Law for eight years
(most recently during the 2008-2009 academic year) and passed away unexpectedly in July 2013.
Professor Siegfried Wiessner took part in the dedication ceremony and remembered his late
friend and colleague: “Sandra leaves us her unforgettable smile, her constant encouragement, and her
infectious passion for a better world. Her all-embracing love for humankind – across all divides –
made differences look small and disappear, and made everybody come together.”
Joey M. McCall, Esq. ’09, who was a student in
Professor Ruffin’s civil procedure class, recalled her
willingness to help at all times: “No matter how busy
Professor Ruffin was with planning our curriculum
or grading exams, she answered all our questions
and concerns with a beaming smile. I will always
appreciate that about her, and she will truly be
missed by us all.”
Professor Ruffin leaves behind her son, Calvin, a
sister, Brenda, and countless friends who will forever
treasure the life of Sandra Ruffin, the many lives that
she touched, and the generosity of spirit that she
always exuded.
Professor Wiessner speaks at the dedication ceremony honoring the life of
Professor Sandra Ruffin.
In Memoriam: Judge Amy Karan
by Dara Schottenfeld, Esq. ’09
Judge Amy Karan, a former adjunct professor at St. Thomas Law who served on the MiamiDade Circuit Court bench until 2010, passed away in September 2013 after a long and
courageous battle with multiple system atrophy. Alumna Dara Schottenfeld ’09 offers a
reflection on her former professor and mentor.
Judge Karan was standing next to me in my first moments as an attorney. She and Judge
Gersten, my mock trial coaches, swore me in together. It seemed the perfect ending
to my law school career, where mock trial played such a huge part in my experience at
St. Thomas. Judge Karan commanded respect, all the while remaining personable and
approachable. She was brilliant in a way that few people are. Every day I learn more
about her accomplishments in her unceasing mission to help victims of domestic
violence, about the bond between Judge Karan and her daughter and about the lifelong
impact she had on the people around her.
When Judge Karan got sick and began to have trouble walking, she had to give up
wearing high heels. Instead of lamenting the loss, Judge Karan made a special occasion
out of it. One night at trial practice, Judge Karan called the women on the competition
team into a classroom. There, she had laid out rows of her heels. We each left that night
with more than one pair of shoes and with a great Judge Karan story to tell.
Writing this, I am sad for those people who will never get the chance to meet Judge
Karan. I was honored to know her, to have laughed with her, and to have learned
with her. I will wear her shoes, think of her often and do my very best to follow in her
footsteps.
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calendar of events
S pring 2014 R eceptions
for
A lumni
and
F riends
PALM BEACH GARDENS
Thursday, March 6
Seasons 52
11611 Ellison Wilson Road
5:30 to 7:00 PM
ST. THOMAS LAW
“Speed Networking” Event & Reception
Thursday, March 20
Convocation Hall
16401 NW 37th Ave.
6 to 8 PM
For above events, RSVP to [email protected] NORTH MIAMI
Awards Dinner for Alumni & Friends
Thursday, April 10
The Cloisters of the Ancient Spanish Monastery
16711 West Dixie Highway
6:30 PM
To purchase tickets for Awards Dinner: www.stu.edu/law/alumni
ORLANDO
Networking Breakfast
Friday, June 27 (Florida Bar Convention)
Gaylord Palms Resort
6000 W. Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee
8 AM
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April 10, 2014
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6:30 PM
To purchase tickets for
the Awards Dinner:
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The Office for Alumni
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The St. Thomas University School of Law • Miami Gardens, Florida

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