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Michael Corso 鈥74听was named to the firm鈥檚 Executive Committee.
Gaetan Alfano 鈥80听was named to the 2025听Pennsylvania Super Lawyers听补苍诲听Rising Stars听list for his work in Business Litigation.
William McNichol 鈥83听published听"Pseudoscience and the Detection of Marijuana-Based Impairment: We Can and Must Do Better" in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.听
Elise Fialkowski '91 was honored at the听Klasko Immigration Law Partners awards.
Shaun J. Mumford '99 was named to the 2026 Best Lawyers in America list.
Doug Rosenblum 鈥03听was named to the 2025听Pennsylvania Super Lawyers听补苍诲听Rising Stars听list for his work in Criminal Defense: White Collar.
Bret McCabe 鈥09听谤别肠别颈惫别诲听Long Island Business News鈥听2025 Real Estate, Architecture & Engineering Awards Rising Star - Construction Award.
Rick Calabrese 鈥17听received M&A Source鈥檚 Platinum Award.
Abby Horowitz 鈥18听joined McCarter & English, LLP as a trusts and estates attorney.
Nigel James '19听was honored at the听Klasko Immigration Law Partners awards.
Christopher J. Merken '20听joined Fisher & Phillips LLP as an employment and trade secrets attorney.
Juan Dawson 鈥22听was named to the 2025 Top 40 Under 40 List by The National Black Lawyers.
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Diane Ambler 鈥78听was named to the 2025 Impact List by the National Association of Women Lawyers.
John A. Bednarz, Jr. 鈥78听was named a 2025 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer.
Livia DeFilippis Barndollar '81听received the Edward F. Hennessey Professionalism Award from the Connecticut Bar Association.
Christopher Fallon 鈥06听received the Atlantic County Bar Association鈥檚 Professional Lawyer of the Year Award.
Steven Patton 鈥15听led the 麻豆入口 Law National Trial Team to a historic win at the Texas Young Lawyers Association National Trial Competition.
Kristen Kelbon 鈥21听was featured in the Atlantic 10鈥檚 Postgraduate Scholarship series.
Juan Dawson '22听joined Stites & Harbison, PLLC鈥檚 Atlanta office as an attorney in the firm鈥檚 Torts & Insurance Practice Group.
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Joseph Tate '63 CLAS, '66 CWSL听received the 2024 Citizens Bank Achievement Award from the Philadelphia Bar Association.
Michael Corso 鈥74听was recertified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) as a Board Certified Specialist in Civil Trial.
Marc P. Weingarten 鈥76听presented at the International Injuries Conference 2024 in London, sponsored by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. He also was invited to lecture at the Touro Law Center on Long Island, New York.
Mark Gibney 鈥77听was awarded a Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Law at the University of Trento, Italy for the spring 2025 term.
Robyn Gigl听鈥77听received The NJWLA鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Initiative and Leaders in Law (WILL) Platinum Award from New Jersey Women Lawyers Association.
John Kopesky '76 VSB, '79 CWSL听was reappointed as member of the Pennsylvania Lawyers Fund for Client Security Board of Trustees for a 3-year term.
John M. Toth 鈥81 听was reappointed chair of the Standing Committee on Character & Fitness by the Michigan State Bar president.
Rhonda Fulginiti 鈥91听was elected to the Philadelphia Bar Association Board of Governors.
Robert Seiger 鈥97听joined Robinson+Cole as partner in the firm鈥檚 immigration group.
Matthew P. Donelson 鈥99听joined Rawle & Henderson LLP in its Wilmington, DE office.
Kristine Calalang 鈥04听was elected vice chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association.
Kathryn Maza Courtney 鈥12听was promoted to senior counsel at Saxton & Stump.
Bradley Crowell 鈥13听was promoted to shareholder of Littler.
Amanda Fernandez 鈥13听was elected president of the Cuban American Bar Association.
Chris Lucca 鈥13听was promoted to member at Clark Hill鈥檚 Philadelphia office.
Melissa Scacchitti 鈥13听joined Blank Rome LLP in the Energy, Environment, and Mass Torts group.
Tyler Tassone 鈥13听has been named director at Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox.
Allison Fleet 鈥14听was promoted to partner at Partridge Snow & Hahn.
Daniel LePera 鈥14听was promoted to partner at Unruh Turner Burke & Frees.
Michael听 J. Montalbano '15听was promoted to partner at Blank Rome LLP.
Andrew Logan '16 LLM听was elected to of counsel at Blank Rome LLP.
Adison Richards 鈥18听was elected to the Washington House of Representatives in the 26th听district.
Gabrielle Outlaw 鈥19听was elected to the Philadelphia Bar Association Board of Governors.
Kendeil A. Dorvilier 鈥21听was named to Top 40 Under 40 Black Lawyers in Delaware list by The National Black Lawyers.
Brandon Millinghausen 鈥22听was elected to the Philadelphia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee.
Vanessa Ruggiero 鈥22听joined Ogletree Deakins as an associate attorney.
Anna Wills '22听received the 18th听annual Duane Morris Pro Bono Award from Duane Morris LLP.
Maggie MacDonald 鈥23听was elected to the Philadelphia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee.
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John P. Crampton 鈥66听was recognized in the 2025 edition of听The Best Lawyers in America.
Marc P. Weingarten 鈥76听was a visiting professor at the Nicolaus Copernicus University School of Law and presented at the Third International Juridical Days Conference in Torun, Poland.
Joseph F. Kessler 鈥82听was recognized in the 2025 edition of听The Best Lawyers in America.
Samuel Arena 鈥83听served as co-editor of the American Bar Association鈥檚 new insurance law resource book,听The Insurer's Duty to Defend: Issues and Analysis.
Gregory R. Gifford 鈥84听was recognized in the 2025 edition of听The Best Lawyers in America听in the areas of plaintiffs鈥 personal injury litigation and land use and zoning law.
Matthew I. Whitehorn 鈥84听was recognized in the 2025 edition of听The Best Lawyers in America.
Shelly Smith 鈥89听was named to City & State PA鈥檚 Fifty Over 50 list.
Eric Borjeson 鈥90听joined Willig, Williams & Davidson in the workers鈥 compensation practice group.
Michael O. Fenerty 鈥94听was recognized in the 2025 edition of听The Best Lawyers in America.
Kelly Ayotte 鈥93听was named governor-elect of the state of New Hampshire.
Steve Odabashian 鈥95听was named 鈥淏est SAT Coach鈥 by听Philadelphia Magazine, and his test prep company, Main Line Test Prep and Tutoring, was named 鈥淏est College Prep Service鈥 by听Main Line Today Magazine. 听
Jennifer Platzkere Snyder 鈥95听was recognized in the 2025 edition of听The Best Lawyers in America.
James S. Beall 鈥99 LLM听was recognized in the 2025 edition of听The Best Lawyers in America.
Megan Starace Ben鈥橝ry 鈥97 CLAS, 鈥01 CWSL听was elected to the Policy Committee at McGlinchey Stafford PLLC.
Douglas Rosenblum '00 VSB, '03 CWSL听was recognized in the 2025 edition of听The Best Lawyers in America听as 鈥淟awyer of the Year in Corporate Compliance Law in Philadelphia.鈥 He was also honored by the Montgomery Bar Association with The Keystone Pro Bono Attorney Award and The President鈥檚 Bronze Volunteer Service Award.
Stephen Chuk 鈥10听was promoted to partner at Proskauer Rose LLP.
Mark T. Sottile 鈥11听was promoted to partner at Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP.
William J. Gallagher 鈥12听was recognized in the 2025 edition of听The Best Lawyers in America.
Leah George 鈥21听was named a 2024 Bar Star by the Philadelphia Bar Association.
Emily Knight 鈥23听joined Goldberg Segalla in the workers鈥 compensation practice group.
Eddie Reilingh 鈥23听joined the New York City Law Department as assistant corporation counsel in the Special Federal Litigation Division.
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Ryan C. Thomas 鈥23听joined Maiello Brungo & Maiello, LLP (MBM Law) as an associate on the education law and municipal law teams.
Gabriela Amado 鈥24听joined Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin as an associate in the litigation department.
Grace Gelone 鈥24听joined Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin in the trusts and estates department.
Mark A. Umansky 鈥24听joined Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin as an associate in the litigation department.
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, professor emeritus, passed away on September 9, 2024. He joined the Law School in 1973 and retired in 2006 after 33 years as part of the faculty. After his retirement, he continued to teach Trial Practice for another six years and remained engaged in the 麻豆入口 Law community.
, professor emeritus, passed away on October 29, 2024. As a student at 麻豆入口 Law, he was an articles and book review editor of the听麻豆入口 Law听Review, graduating in 1968. He later joined the faculty in 1970, teaching Federal Courts, Real Estate and Bankruptcy, and was an advisor to the听麻豆入口 Law Review. His strong legacy and commitment to 麻豆入口 Law extend from his time as a student to his nearly 50 years as a professor and well after his retirement.
, noted U.S. First Amendment lawyer and member of the 麻豆入口 Law Board of Consultors, passed away in October.