REALWORLD.REALLAW.TEMPLEUNIVERSITYSCHOOLOFLAWTemplecontinued on page twoLAW SCHOOL AND ALUMNI NEWS • SPRING 2001Alum John Necci ’77 to Head LibraryIn fall 2000 the law school announced the appointment ofone of its own—John Necci ’77—as library director. Neccipossesses the rare combination of skills necessary to run a lawlibrary in the 21st century.With an undergraduatedegree from TempleUniversity, Necci wentdirectly to law school.Aware of the dramaticimpact computers werehaving on libraries in theearly 80s, Neccienrolled and tookcourses at night inDrexel University’smasters program ininformation studies,and acquired an M.S.in 1984. Whileworking full-time at Temple Law as areference librarian, Necci was promoted to head ofacquisitions, a position he held from 1984-86. Next came aforay outside the law school, when Necci served for five yearsas deputy director of the library of the U.S. Court of Appealsfor the Second Circuit. In 1991, Necci was lured back to thelaw school as assistant director under then-director and lawschool professor John Lindsey.Law Library taps technology toexpand collection“The concept of a law library as just a collection of books—or the bricks and mortar model—is no longer true. Today’slibrary should connect people with information at any time,day or night, wherever you are,” says Shyam Nair ’97,Temple Law School’s assistant dean for computer andinformation technology.With over 511,000 volumes, Temple’s law library is one ofthe largest in the country. New technologies have caused thecomplexity of librarianship to grow exponentially. In additionto its extensive print collection, the law library provides accessto a wide range of on-line and web resources, CD-ROMcollections, audio and video tapes, DVDs and other digitalmedia. The library has also expanded its facilities to easilyconvert materials to digital format.Last year the law library catalog was added to thenew integrated Temple University Library system (http://diamond.temple.edu). The new system allows the law libraryto provide electronic reserves, materials booking, acceleratedacquisitions, ordering, cataloging and interlibrary loans.The integrated library system also provides law library patronseasy access to additional resources of the university’s SamuelPaley Library and the Health Sciences Center Library. Nairand Necci both serve on the five-member university librarydirector’s executive council, which oversees university-widelibrary policy.Less than a decade ago, Nair says, the goal of the librarywas to be “completely wired.” By 1993 the library boasted“cutting-edge” technology with most study carrels wired fornetwork access. Today with many students coming to schoolwith notebook computers, the demand for access points issteadily increasing. In keeping with the goal of “any timeanywhere” computing, the library will provide wirelessOn August 7, 2000 Professor Amelia H. Boss,Charles Klein Professor of Law and Government,became chair of the Business Law Section of theAmerican Bar Association. With 59,000 members,it is the largest section of the ABA. Previous chairsinclude a former FBI Director, a DelawareSupreme Court justice, and a former generalcounsel for the Securities and ExchangeCommission. Boss is the first law professor tohead the section, and only the second woman.As chair, she is bringing the section’s springmeeting to Philadelphia from March 22 to 25.With the theme “rock around the clock in Philly,”the meeting is hosted by major firms andcompanies throughout the area. An emphasisis being placed on attracting law students andyoung lawyers to the meeting with special eventsand programs.Named one of the top 50 women lawyers in theU.S. by the National Law Journal for her work inelectronic commerce, Boss is nationally andinternationally recognized for her achievements.She has consulted with the White House TaskForce on Electronic Commerce, and has been amember of the Permanent Editorial Board for theUniform Commercial Code and its executivesubcommittee since 1992.Boss has been a pioneer in the emerging field ofelectronic commerce since the dawn of electronicdata interchange. When she began her work andpublications on the legal implications of paperlesstrade, they were often dismissed as being purelyacademic with no practical application. Theexponential growth of the Internet and theimplementation of electronic technologies havethrust those issues into the limelight.The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act,for which Boss served as the ABA adviser, iscomplete. It has already been passed in 23 states,and is pending in another 12 state legislatures.She helped draft the ABA’s groundbreakingreport and model agreement on electronic datainterchange, and her book Electronic DataInterchange Agreements: A Guide andSourcebook, was published by the InternationalChamber of Commerce.In the international arena, she has served on theU.S. delegation to the United Nations’ Commissionon International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) as theyconsider the topic of electronic and digitalsignatures. Boss is also the U.S. delegate to theUnited Nations Commission on International TradeLaw, a body concerned with the need to establishinternationally accepted laws for trade of all kinds,including electronic commerce.In November the Philadelphia Bar Associationbusiness law section presented her with the 2000Dennis H. Replansky Memorial Award inrecognition of her many significant contributionsto the business law community.Elected to American Law Institute CouncilNow crowning Boss’ rapidly growing list ofhonors is her recent election to the council of theAmerican Law Institute (ALI). The council is thegoverning body of the ALI, and is composed ofsome 60 prominent judges, practicing lawyers,and legal scholars. Her initial election is for aninterim term, with the recommendation that she beelected by the membership to a regular term at itsannual meeting.Boss, the Charles Klein Professor of Law andGovernment, teaches courses in commercial law,bankruptcy, electronic commerce, contracts, andinternational business. She received an A.B. fromBryn Mawr College in 1970 and a J.D. fromRutgers University, Camden in 1975.TRIAL TEAM WINS THE REGIONALS13th Title in a Row!The Temple trial team successfully defended itsRegion XII championship title at the competition heldat the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia the firstweekend in February.It was Temple’s 13th consecutive regional champion-ship—an achievement unparalleled anywhere in thecountry. The team of Cristina Marinucci and MarkNebrig defeated teams from Dickinson, Duquesne,Maryland, Ohio State, Penn, Villanova, West Virginia,Widener-Delaware, and Widener-Harrisburg in takingtop honors. Marinucci was awarded the John J. ScottMemorial Plaque as best advocate in the final round.In the double bracketed competition, a second team ofAlec Frick, Mike Malloy, and Velisha Thomas finishedas regional finalists, losing a close final round by asingle ballot to Maryland.Marinucci and Nebrig travel to Dallas on March 21 tocompete for the national championship against the 24winners and runners-up from the 11 other regionalcontests. Temple has won the national championshipsin three out of the last six and placed in the final fourin nine out of the last ten years.The regional tournament was sponsored by Temple’sLL.M. in Trial Advocacy Alumni Association anddirected by John T. Drost, director of the LL.M.program. The teams are coached by Cristi Charpentier,Director of Advocacy Programs, and alumni GregHillyer ’00 and Kevin Toth ’98.TEMPLE LEADS IN LOCAL FIRM HIRING,SAYS LEGAL INTELLIGENCERA recent survey published February 5, 2001 in the LegalIntelligencer shows that more first-year and summer associates atPhiladelphia law firms come from Temple than any other law school.A poll of 23 center city firms revealed the following:•With 57 graduating students hired for fall 2001, Temple Lawsupplies by far the most first-year associates to center city firms.Other law schools with five or more graduates going to localfirms are Villanova (43), Penn (27), Rutgers-Camden (27),Georgetown (9), Pittsburgh (7), Harvard (6) and Widener (5).•Summer associate hiring is also dominated by Temple, with 72students working for Philadelphia firms in summer 2001. Otherlaw schools with five or more summer associates are Penn (43),Villanova (35), Rutgers-Camden (18), Virginia (11),Georgetown (10), Pittsburgh (9), Widener (9), Dickinson (8),Harvard (8), Michigan (6), American (5) and William andMary (5).KELLY & MASSA2 • TEMPLE ESQ. SPRING 2001TEMPLE ESQ.Robert J. Reinstein, DeanJanet Goldwater, Publications DirectorGene Gilroy, Art DirectorSend letters and comments to:Janet Goldwater, Temple Esq.Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law1719 N. Broad Street, Room 313Philadelphia, PA 19122Telefax: (215) 204-1185Change of Address: (215) 204-1187MESSAGE FROM THE DEANconnections throughout the library, so a student with awireless network card sitting anywhere in the library canhave access to all resources in the library and beyond.Nair hopes to achieve this within the next two years.This academic year, the law school saw major changesin the use of technology in and out of the classroom withuse of the “Blackboard” software system for thedissemination of course information for all classes andconverting all classrooms to “smart-rooms.” And in aprogram developed by Director of Trial Advocacy ChristiCharpentier in the spring 2001 semester, students willreview their trial presentations with critiques on-line oncomputers in the new multi-media center in the library.“Exploring ways to enhance a student’s advocacycompetence and confidence is one of the ways tobuild our strong program,” says Charpentier. The trialadvocacy faculty and administrators hope that themulti-media center in the library along with an on-lineweb library for trial advocacy materials will becomea national clearinghouse for trial advocacy materialsand information.LIBRARY continued from page oneProfessor Scott Burris recently argued the case forneedle exchange on “Justice Talking,” the nationallysyndicated radio show. Burris published “Public HealthSurveillance of Genetic Information: Ethical and LegalResponses to Social Risk” in Genetics and Public Health:Translating Advances in Human Genetics into DiseasePrevention and Health Promotion, edited by Muin Khouryfor Oxford University Press. The following articles areaccepted for publication: “Unfunded Mandate: AnEmpirical Study of the Implementation of the Americanswith Disabilities Act by the EEOC” (Kansas Law Review);“Syringe Prescription to Prevent HIV in Rhode Island:A Case Study” (American Journal of Public Health);“Surveillance, Social Risk and Symbolism: Framing theAnalysis for Research and Policy” (AIDS); and“Streamlining the Process: The EEOC’s Charge PriorityPolicy and Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities(Psychiatric Services). Professor Burris received a grantfrom the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for aresearch project entitled “A Structural Analysis of the Roleof Law and Human Rights in Preventing HIV.”During the Presidential election dispute, ProfessorBurton Caine was a frequent guest on news shows,appearing twice with Jim Gardner on Channel 6 and twiceon WHYY’s “Radio Times,” and gave several interviews toboth the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Daily News. Hecontinues to lecture frequently for the American CivilLiberties Union and the Pennsylvania Humanities Councilon the First Amendment and the Internet, hate speech, andseparation of church and state. In addition, Professor Cainehas spoken this year at Georgetown, George Washington,New York Law School, and Touro on the Middle Eastpeace process. He again directed the law school’s summerprogram in Israel, which this year attracted 25 students.Professor Richard Cappalli’s article, “What IsAuthority?” was the lead article in the Temple Law Review.The article focuses on the specific problems faced byappellate courts in identifying when and how precedentbinds. The May-June issue of Judicature publishedProfessor Capalli’s article, “Improving Appellate Opinion.”Professor Cappalli also directed Temple’s summer programin Rome this year, which attracted 68 students from theU.S.—52 from Temple—and four Italian students.In January 2001 Associate Professor Susan L.DeJarnatt was on the faculty for the 12th AnnualEducation Forum of the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaBankruptcy Conference and gave a talk on compositiontheory and legal writing at the Pennsylvania and DelawareValley Women Law Teachers’ annual conference inFebruary. She also spoke about bankruptcy reform at theFederalist Society’s conference, “Financial Services MeetsE-Commerce.” In July she presented a paper at the LegalWriting Institute, and in August was part of the faculty forthe Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s fifth annual BankruptcyInstitute. Her article, “In re MacCrate: Using ConsumerBankruptcy as a Context for Learning in Advanced LegalWriting,” appeared in the Journal of Legal Education.Professor Jeffrey L. Dunoff, Director of the LL.M. inTransnational Law Program, has been nominated to serveon the EPA’s national advisory committee for a two-yearappointment. The committee advises the government onenvironmental issues, especially those arising out of theNAFTA treaty and the Environmental Side Agreement. Healso gave the following talks this fall: “Does InternationalLaw Resolve International Disputes?” at the WoodrowWilson School at Princeton University; the Friel Scanlanlecture at Temple Law School, “Global Trade at theMillennium: What’s Wrong with the WTO”; “Civil Societyat the WTO: The Illusion of Inclusion?” at the InternationalLaw Association conference in New York City; and “TheWTO in Transition: Some Questions About Constituents,Competence and Coherence,” at George WashingtonUniversity Law School.publication by the Syracuse Law Review. Another article,“There’s No Business Like Show Business,” has beenaccepted by the Journal of Legal Education.This winter, Professor Marina Angel gave apresentation on “The Glass Ceiling in the NewlyReorganized American Workplace” for the AmericanArbitration Association’s Labor Management andEmployment Law Conference, and a presentation on“Female/Male Conflict in Ancient Greece and ModernTimes” for the national conference of the Greek AmericanWomen’s Network. Last February Professor Angelorganized and moderated the annual CLE conference forthe Pennsylvania and Delaware Valley Women LawTeachers. In July, she spoke at the American Association ofLaw Librarians annual meeting on “Sexual HarassmentAfter Farager and Burlington: Is your Library PracticingSafe Policy?” In May, she participated in the Tel AvivUniversity Faculties of Law, Humanities and Dramainterdisciplinary conference, “Common Threads: SusanGlaspell’s Trifles and the Interactions of Arts, Law, andSociety in Addressing Violence Against Women.”In February, 2000, Professor Jane B. Baron was apanelist at a conference on critical legal studies held atUniversity of Miami Law School.Temple law school facultymembers continue to be prolificoutside the classroom. The year2000 was a productive year for thefaculty as measured by scholarshipand participation in professionalorganizations on state and nationallevels. But it was also a year whenTemple law professors wereconspicuous in their frequentappearances in the media—commenting on a multitude ofissues. Whether it was thepresidential election, ElianGonzales, law suits against gunmanufacturers, or AIDS prevention,Temple law professors were out infront as experts.Professor Alice Abreu wasfeatured on National Public Radio’s“Radio Times,” a syndicated showon which she discussed the marriagepenalty and the House-passed billthat purports to fix it. In fall 2000she chaired and spoke on a panel atthe Philadelphia Tax Conference,which presented an overview ofinternational tax. Last MayProfessor Abreu spoke as part of theopening plenary panel at Lat Crit Von “Political Economies ofSubordination in Lat Crit asPerspective: Piercing the Veils ofClass and Identity in TraditionalCurricula.” Later in May she spokeat the Penn State Tax Conference on“Highlights in Corporate TaxationOver the Past Year.” Professor Abreuis serving as deputy editor of thenewsletter of the ABA tax section,and will assume the editorship inthe fall. She has also accepted aposition on the board of visitors ofBrigham Young University Schoolof Law.Associate Professor Mark F.Anderson’s article, “The Prisoneras Organ Donor,” was accepted forLAWPublished by the Temple University Beasley School of Lawfor alumni/ae and friends.Dean Robert J. Reinstein congratulatesthis year’s Beasley scholars at aJanuary 24 reception.KELLY & MASSAIn this issue of Temple Esq., I am pleased topresent a current list of law faculty achievementsto our graduates and friends. Because of yourgenerosity, we are retaining and hiring the mostsought-after scholars in the country. Members ofthe Temple law faculty are recognized nationallyand internationally for their work in suchemerging fields as cyberlaw, e-commerce, globaltrade and public healthIt is a special pleasure to acknowledge thework of Professor Amelia H. Boss and AssociateDean and Professor JoAnne A. Epps., who werefeatured by the Philadelphia Legal Intelligencerin their issue on Women in the Profession. Theircontributions to the profession are significant.New faculty members included in this issueare Assistant Professor Melissa Jacoby andAssistant Professor Salil Mehra. Their presencethis year has strengthened our curriculum and ourreputation as a center of academic excellence.Temple’s outstanding law faculty contributedto our leading the list in the number of newassociates and summer interns at major law firmsin Philadelphia for the second year in a row. (Seearticle page one.)It is with great sadness that I note the death ofBenjamin F. Levy ’66. Ben served as thepresident of the Law Alumni Association from1997 through 1999. His commitment to the lawschool and its mission provide a great role modelfor our students. He is missed but his contributionsto the progress of the law school continues.The number of student scholarships has grownsignificantly in the past two years. Thirty enteringstudents have received full scholarships from theBeasley Endowment. Our new Public InterestScholars Program, funded by Leonard Rubin’sestate and contributions from other graduates andtheir families, is creating opportunities forstudents to have public interest careers withoutthe burden of educational loans.Morris and Sylvia Barrack Hall is currentlyunder construction, and we expect to move ouradmissions and career planning offices there nextfall. The lecture halls and classrooms will beready by January 2002. The renovations ofShusterman Hall and the first and second floorsof Klein Hall have created exceptional changes inthe quality of life here for students and faculty.We look forward to the further enhancements thatBarrack Hall will provide.Finally, I am pleased to report that ourinternational programs are thriving. Last summer,about one-quarter of our first-year studentsattended our summer programs in Rome, Athensand Tel Aviv. Our law program in Tokyocontinues to be the only semester-abroad programoffered by any American law school in Asia.And this spring will witness the first graduatesof our unique Masters of Law program inBeijing for Chinese judges, government officialsand lawyers.With full adherence to our mission and withthe support of our graduates and friends, thefuture of the law school promises to be excitingand bright.Robert J. ReinsteinTEMPLE ESQ. SPRING 2001 • 3Professor JoAnne A. Epps, Associate Dean forAcademic Affairs, was among the Temple LawSchool faculty appearing frequently in the media thisyear. She appeared on CNN’s “Burden of Proof,”broadcast live from the Republican NationalConvention; was featured in an ABA Journal articleon the role and use of expert witnesses; and authoredan opinion piece published in the National LawJournal on August 28, 2000.Professor Epps was also appointed to a secondthree-year term as a member of the ALI-ABAcommittee on professional education, which functionsas ALI-ABA’s governing board. She will serve on thePhiladelphia Bar committee designed to plan the BarAssociation’s bicentennial celebration in 2002 and,along with Professor Phoebe Haddon, has beenappointed to the committee to promote fairness in thePhiladelphia court system. She participated in a panelon racial profiling for a CLE program jointlysponsored by the Barristers’ Association and thePhiladelphia chapter of the Howard AlumniAssociation, and, along with Professors Louis Nataliand David Sonenshein, taught a CLE course onevidence for criminal litigators.Visiting Assistant Professor Kristin B. Gerdymade the following presentations: “Creating LegalResearch Problems and Assignments that Work,” atthe American Association of Law Libraries annualmeeting, and “Adult and Experiential Learning Theoryin the Legal Research Classroom” and “What If?:Evaluating Learning in the Legal ResearchClassroom,” both at the Teaching Research inAcademic Law Libraries Institute in Philadelphia.With Professor Jan Levine, Gerdy delivered aworkshop, “Opening Windows,” at the 2000 LegalWriting Institute Conference in Seattle. Also withProfessor Levine, she is writing “A Law School Guideto Computers and Software,” for Aspen Law &Business. “Teachable Moments: What is the differencebetween substantive and procedural law? And how doI research procedure?” was published in fall 2000Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing.In November, Associate Professor TheresaGlennon presented “OCR and the Misplacement ofAfrican-American Students in Special Education:Conceptual, Structural, Strategic and AdministrativeBarriers to Effective Enforcement,” co-authored withMegan Whiteside Shafer, at the “Minority Issues inSpecial Education” conference sponsored by the CivilRights Project at Harvard Law School. She alsopresented at a continuing education seminar forteachers, school administrators, psychologists andlawyers on “Section 504: Schools’ Obligations toIdentify and Evaluate Students.” Glennon has agreedto join the Institutional Review Board for Public/Private Ventures.Professor Richard Greenstein spoke on a panel atthe ABA Business Law Section’s meeting at the ABAannual meeting, held in New York in July. The panel,arranged by Professor William Woodward, was titled,“Deregulating Choice of Law: The Ups and Downs ofChanging the Contractual Choice of Law Rule in UCCArticle 1.”Professor Samuel Gyandoh directed and taught atTemple Law School’s summer program in Athens inwhich 25 U.S. law students participated. During thesummer Professor Gyandoh visited Ghana, where hecontracted to co-write and publish The ConstitutionalLaw and History of Ghana, a companion to hisprevious book, Sourcebook of the Constitutional Lawof Ghana. Third World Legal Studies, the journal ofwhich Professor Gyandoh has been editor-in-chief forover a decade, published a summer volume with thetheme “Postcolonialism, Globalization, and Law.”Professor Phoebe A. Haddon co-chairs, withAndre Dennis, the race subcommittee of thePennsylvania Supreme Court committee on race andgender bias. She spoke on diversity issues to the stateLegal Services conference in September; in July,Professor Haddon helped plan and then conducted thefirst training for tipstaves of the Court of CommonPleas; in June, she represented Temple at the CarnegieFoundation for the Advancement of Teaching’sseminar on its program on preparation for theprofession. Professor Haddon has been asked to serveas a member of the Reinvestment Fund’s predatorylending project advisory board, and was appointed tothe Smith College presidential search committee, andto the lawyers advisory committee of the ThirdCircuit. Her article, “What Teachers Can Learn fromthe MDP Controversy,” has been accepted by theJournal of Legal Education.Assistant Professor Melissa Jacoby, who joinedthe faculty this year, finished an article, “Rethinkingthe Debates Over Health Care Finance: Evidence fromthe Bankruptcy Courts,” with co-authors E. Warrenand T. Sullivan, for the NYU Law Review. She wasalso on the faculty of the annual meeting of theNational Conference of Bankruptcy Judges in Boston,where she presented “Putting a Price on Fame,”in which she analyzed the intersection betweenbankruptcy law and the right of publicity. ProfessorJacoby is vice-chair of the individual debtorcommittee of the National Bankruptcy Conference;she has also agreed to be a pro bono mediator forthe U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern Districtof Pennsylvania.Like several of his colleagues, Professor DavidKairys was a frequent commentator on local andnational media during the election controversy, andpublished an op-ed piece in the Washington Post onalternatives to the electoral college. He was also thesubject of a profile in the Philadelphia InquirerMagazine due to his high profile in anti-handgunlitigation. Recent publications include “The Originand Development of the Governmental HandgunCases” and “The Governmental Handgun Cases andthe Elements and Underlying Policies of PublicNuisance Law,” both in the Connecticut Law Review.He also gave the openingtalk and moderated a panelat the Connecticut LawReview symposium, “Gunsand Liability in America.”Professor Kairys is currentlyadvising about 20 cities andcounties that have suedhandgun manufacturers andis participating in a fewof those cases. He alsodelivered the Caplan lecture,on the subject of guncontrol, at the University ofPittsburgh Law School.Professor Jan M.Levine’s article, “LegalResearch and Writing: WhatSchools Are Doing and WhoIs Doing the Teaching,” waspublished in Scribes Journalof Legal Writing. An article co-authored withProfessor Stanchi, “Women, Writing and Wages:Breaking the Last Taboo,” will be published byWilliam and Mary Journal of Women and the Law. Asecond piece, also co-authored with Professor Stanchi,“Gender and Legal Writing: Law Schools’ Dirty LittleSecrets,” will appear in the Berkeley Women’s LawJournal. Professor Levine serves on the Association ofLegal Writing Directors’ board of directors, and waselected to the executive committee for 2000-2001 andwas appointed to the ABA’s communications skillscommittee of the section of legal education andadmissions to the bar.Professor Laura Little’s book review essay,“Negotiating the Tangle of Law and Emotion,” wasaccepted for publication by Cornell Law Review.Another article, “Envy and Jealousy: A Study ofSeparation of Powers and Judicial Review,” will bepublished in Hastings Law Journal in early 2001.Professor Little is also working on an article on therole of formalism and functionalism in conflict oflaws opinions.In fall 2000, Assistant Professor Salil K. Mehracompleted an article for the University of ChicagoLegal Forum entitled “Information in an AntitrustAge,” concerning the inapplicability of establishedstructured rules of reason to e-businesses. ProfessorMehra joined the Temple law faculty in August 2000.Professor Frank M. McClellan served on a panelat the District of Columbia Judicial Conference heldin June, presenting a critical analysis of conflictingfederal and state standards governing the admission ofscientific evidence in product liability and medicalmalpractice cases. He is currently serving on asubcommittee of the racial and gender bias committeeestablished by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.Professor Eleanor W. Myers was recentlyappointed by Judge Becker, Chief Judge of the ThirdCircuit Court of Appeals, as associate reporter to theThird Circuit task force on selection of class counsel.This 15-member task force consists of lawyers, judgesand academics. Its purpose is to evaluate the useof competitive bidding to chose lead counsel incomplex class actions. Last summer Myers taught inthe program for visiting Chinese students, offering acourse, “The American Legal Profession,” whichexposed the students to many different kinds oflawyers, including Justice Scalia, large firm lawyers,in-house lawyers, and trial lawyers. Myers alsopublished, with Professor Ohlbaum, “Discrediting theTruthful Witness: Demonstration of the Reality ofAdversarial Advocacy” in the Fordham Law Review’sannual special issue on legal ethics.Louis M. Natali Jr. held a trainingprogram for Texas death penalty lawyers atHouston Law School. The program was co-sponsored by NITA and the administrativeoffice of the U.S. Courts.Professor Edward D. Ohlbaum, Directorof Trial Advocacy and Clinical LegalEducation, co-chaired and delivered thekeynote address for “Bridging The GapBetween Evidence and Advocacy,” aProfessor Theresa Glennoncontinued on page fourProfessor Frank M. McClellansymposium at Stetson University College of Law. The addresswill be published as an article in a forthcoming Trial AdvocacySymposium issue of Stetson Law Review. In the past year Ohlbaumalso offered CLE programs for PBI, ALI-ABA, NJICLE,Montgomery County’s Public Defender’s Office, and Berks CountyInn of Court; taught a course on Pennsylvania evidence forPhiladelphia Court of Common Pleas judges; and moderated amedia, advocacy and ethics program for PVLA.Professor Rafael A. Porrata-Doria Jr. was recently awarded theMeritorious Service Medal by the U.S. Department of Defense forhis contribution to the drafting and revision of the United Nations’peacekeeping rules of engagement. He was also elected to theexecutive committee of the Yale Law School Association, and hasjust completed two years of service as chair of the Association ofYale Alumni. Professor Porrata-Doria recently delivered “ThinkingLike a Lawyer” to the St. Thomas More Society.Associate Professor David G. Post was the keynote speakerat the Technology Institute of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute inFebruary. Also in February, he spoke at a symposium on the Internetat Drake University. Post has also presented at a number ofconferences concerning the legal issues raised by Napster, mostrecently the “Future of Music” conference held in Washington, D.C.He is currently writing a book on Thomas Jefferson and the Internet.During November and December, Professor Mark Rahdert,Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, did a series of radio andnewspaper interviews, including two appearances on WHYY’s“Radio Times,” concerning the various judicial challenges andappeals in the aftermath of the election. In October, he moderated acitizens’ forum on the Philadelphia police department’s handling ofprotesters during the Republican National Convention. Last summer,Professor Rahdert taught constitutional law to the visiting ChineseLL.M. students. His op-ed piece, “Say It’s a Cliché, Just as Long asYou Say It,” responding to the Supreme Court’s decision in UnitedStates v. Dickerson, was published in the National Law Journal inJuly. He gave a presentation on legal education at Temple Universityto a group of visiting Fulbright Scholars, and wrote an articleentitled “Do College Students Have a First Amendment Right Not toSupport Student Activities?” for the March 2000 edition of DechertAlumni News.Dean Robert J. Reinstein appeared twice on CNN. In his firstappearance he discussed Temple Law School’s unique program inChina, in his second the possible effects of the election on theSupreme Court.ROBIN MILLERROBIN MILLER4 • TEMPLE ESQ. SPRING 2001Professor Charles H. Rogovin has been appointed tothe advisory board of Project RISE, the anti-organizedcrime and anti-corruption project of the InternationalBrotherhood of Teamsters.Professor Peter Sevareid attended Gonzaga LawSchool’s Institute for Law Teaching conference entitled“Reflecting on Our Teaching” for two days inLeavenworth, Washington.Over the past few months, Professor David A.Sonenshein has conducted seminars on evidence andprofessionalism for the Montana and Texas bars, withJudge Gerald Tjoflat of the 11th Circuit, and for the NewMexico bar. In addition, he lectured on evidence toattorneys from the U.S. Department of Justice inWashington, D.C.Associate Professor Kathryn M. Stanchi wasappointed to the editorial board of the Journal of LegalWriting and the Legal Writing Institute plagiarismcommittee. Her article, co-authored with Professor Levine,“Women, Writing and Wages: Breaking the Last Taboo,”will be published by the William and Mary Journal ofWomen and the Law. A second piece, also co-authored withProfessor Levine, “Gender and Legal Writing: LawSchools’ Dirty Little Secrets,” will appear in the BerkeleyWomen’s Law Journal.Professor James Strazzella, James G. SchmidtProfessor of Law, has been elected for a new term on theCouncil on Legal Education Opportunity.Professor Jan Ting, Director of the Graduate TaxProgram, emerged as a popular legal spokesperson duringthe Elian Gonzales INS hearings last spring, appearingon the “Today Show,” Court TV, NBC Evening News,MSNBC and “Dateline.” He was quoted in the New YorkTimes, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, U.S. News andWorld Report, and the Miami Herald, among others, andwas the subject of an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer.Ting’s comments were also published on the op-ed page ofthe New York Times in April. Professor Ting supported theINS effort to reunite Gonzales with his father. Thisfall, Ting participated in the quadrennial Presidentialelection debate with Professor Sonenshein, sponsoredby the Student Bar Association, and debated ProfessorNatali on the death penalty, sponsored by the Black LawStudent Association.Professor William J. Woodward Jr. was asked by theThird Circuit to serve on a merit selection committee tochoose the next bankruptcy judge for the Eastern Districtof Pennsylvania, which made its recommendations inOctober. Also in October, Professor Woodward presented“Neoformalism in a Real World of Forms” at a conferenceon contracts at the University of Wisconsin. The paper willbe published in the University of Wisconsin Law Review. Inthe summer, he organized and co-moderated a program,“Deregulating Choice of Law: The Ups and Downs ofChanging the Contractual Choice of Law Rule in UCCArticle 1,” for the ABA business law section of the NewYork portion of the annual meeting of the ABA.FACULTY NEWS continued from page threeNew Bar Foundation Head IsHeather Bendit ’92Heather McBreenBendit ’92 wasnamed Director ofthe Philadelphia BarFoundation, the charitablearm of the PhiladelphiaBar Association. Bendit,who was director ofdevelopment of the PublicInterest Law Center ofPhiladelphia (PILCOP) for the past four years,will head the 36-year-old organization whosestated mission is the promotion of “equaltreatment, equality of citizenship and equalaccess to justice by supporting the delivery offree legal services to Philadelphia’s mostvulnerable citizens.”Bendit brings considerable fundraising skills toher new position. As director of development forPILCOP, she was responsible for developingorganizational and financial resources to supportthe delivery of free legal services to victims ofabuse and discrimination. During that time, sheincreased annual non-fee revenues by more than ahalf-million dollars and obtained the largestfoundation and government grants in theorganization’s history.Bendit says that her paramount goal as the newdirector of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation isexpanding the foundation’s capacity to deliverlegal services. “I am delighted to have theopportunity to work with one of the nation’s mostprominent legal communities in supporting oneof the nation’s most vibrant public interestcommunities.”Bendit is a member of the executive committeeof the Philadelphia Bar Association’s publicinterest section and also a member of Leadership,Inc., class of 1998. She has served as a memberof the program committee for the Center forResponsible Funding and as a volunteer instructorfor Presidential Classroom, a leadership and civicstraining program for high school students.Albert S. Dandridge III ’78 onPBA Board of GovernorsTemple Law alumnusAlbert S. Dandridge III’78 has been elected to athree-year term on thePhiladelphia BarAssociation’s board ofgovernors. Dandridge,a partner with thePhiladelphia firm ofSchnader, Harrison, Segal& Lewis, also earned an LL.M. from the Universityof Pennsylvania Law School.Dandridge is currently a member of theassociation’s executive committee of the businesslaw section. He is also a member of the Securitiesand Exchange Commission’s municipal groups andchairman of the annual government forum on smallbusiness capital formation. He also sits on theboard of governors for the Philadelphia StockExchange and is a member of the American LawInstitute. He is a former member of the board ofdirectors for Womens Way, Temple Law AlumniAssociation, Community Legal Services, andserved as chair of the hearing committee 1.17for the disciplinary board of the Supreme Courtof Pennsylvania.“That was good, because it gave meinsight into the way government works,”Primavera says. “This was a time whenthere was a lot of federal money comingfrom HUD to the city funneled throughthe Redevelopment Authority. It waseverything from your traditional urbanrenewal to slum abatement to thedevelopment of Society Hill. That’swhere I developed my interest ingovernment affairs and city agencies.”In 1983, Primavera joined MesirovGelman Jaffe Cramer & Jamieson,becoming a partner and chair of thefirm’s litigation department. “That wasa great experience because they had atremendous number of people who were icons,” he says.“I worked with all of them, and to work with people atthat level as a young person is priceless.”Primavera joined Klehr Harrison as a partner twoyears ago. “This firm was basically founded by allTemple graduates,” he says. “I’ve been able to maintaina litigation practice along with what I’d call regulatorypractice features. Most of the time, if I have a matter, realestate is at the heart of it.” As Primavera’s career blossomed, he began an activeinvolvement in Philadelphia Bar Association and BarFoundation activities. He was chair of numerous barcommittees before being elected to the Association’sBoard of Governors in 1992, and serving as a trustee ofthe Foundation. Always interested in his Italian heritage,he was a chancellor of the Justinian Society, and alsoserved as a board member of the Philadelphia TrialLawyers Association.The new chancellor and his wife Christina are parentsof Andrew, age 9. “I’m kind of the new age father,” hesays. “I take my son to school, so we have a little bit oftime together in the morning. Then I’m in the officerunning between business and the bar. I usually get homein time to read him a story.”Primavera adds, “A lot of our life, like most parentstoday, revolves around Andrew. A lot of the things that Ido with clients or the bar, I include my family.”This is one of the messages he would like to sharewith young lawyers. He hopes they will “look at ways tokind of bundle together family, friends, law networking—that kind of thing.”One of the programs he plans to implement during hisyear as chancellor involves efforts to keep young lawyersin Philadelphia after they graduate. “We lose a lot ofyoung lawyers to New York and Washington,” he says.“What we are hoping is that the young people who comeout of local schools realize that we have as muchopportunity here as anywhere. Our firms are excellent,and Philadelphia is just a great city to live in.”The initiative is a variation on the Russell Conwell“Acres of Diamonds” theme of finding treasure in yourown backyard—and a nice reflection on the success of somany Temple law grads.“If you make education available and affordable,you’re going to strengthen society and make the city andarea that much better by adding so many new people andso much depth and breadth to the mix,” says Primavera.“It’s a great message.” —Janet Blom SheaThe new millennium continues withthree Temple law grads succeedingone another as chancellors of thePhiladelphia Bar Association. Carl S.Primavera ’78 took over the office onJan. 1 from Doreen S. Davis ’78. Hewill be followed in 2002 by Allan H.Gordon ’66.Primavera, a soft-spoken leadingland use practitioner, is a partner inKlehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg &Ellers. He notes that Philadelphia MayorJohn F. Street ’75, a former member ofthe firm, is just one of many influentialTemple alums who are now key playersin Philadelphia. “I think it is because wetry harder,” Primavera says. “A lot of us didn’t comefrom real privilege. We were maybe the first lawyersin our families. That gave us a certain drive, a certainedge to want to achieve. . . . If you make that kind ofcommitment and you have that kind of drive, sometimesyou will achieve great things.”The south window in Primavera’s own fourth flooroffice looks out on a scene of busy construction, theKimmel Center for the Performing Arts, new home ofthe Philadelphia Orchestra. The sounds and sights are ofinterest to Primavera, not only because he specializes inzoning and land use, but because he comes from amusical family. “My father, Joseph Primavera, is a musician,” hesays. “He played in the Philadelphia Orchestra as a violistand then he retired and went into teaching. He stillconducts the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra.” Both of Primavera’s grandfathers came to Americafrom Italy. His paternal grandfather was a violin maker,who established a violin-making shop off RittenhouseSquare. “People were always interested to see if I wouldpick that up,” he says. “I played the violin and piano as ayoung person, but I just didn’t have the talent.”Instead, Primavera was influenced by the brilliantfictional attorney Perry Mason who won cases everyweek on television. “I remembered the way Perry Masonwould command everyone’s attention in the courtroomand the way he was held in such high respect and the wayhe would help people,” Primavera recalls. “We all knew it was Hollywood, since nobody cansolve all of the world’s problems one week or one showat a time,’’ Primavera points out. Still, the show awakenedan interest in the law.He sought out attorney friends of the family and askedwhy they chose the profession and if they were enjoyingthe experience. “And uniformly, they were all happy to belawyers back then,” he says.After graduating from high school in Upper Darby,Primavera pursued his future career at Penn State. Hemajored in pre-law and political science, graduating in1975 with highest honors and a Phi Beta Kappa key.That fall Primavera enrolled as a day student atTemple Law School, working part time in the law firmof Presenza & DiBona. After law school he clerked ayear for DiBona’s father, Common Pleas Court Judge G.Fred DiBona, and then joined the PhiladelphiaRedevelopment Authority.TEMPLE ESQ. SPRING 2001 • 5In the early 1950s, a group ofPhiladelphia firemen and policemencame to Lewis R. Linet’s office atBroad and Chestnut Street. Theyrepresented some 1000 police andfiremen who couldn’t get promotionsbecause of a law which gavepreference in hiring and promotionsto veterans. The law dated back 100years to Civil War times.Linet, who had a solo practice,was their third choice, he says. They’dalready been turned down by twoof the largest firms in Philadelphia,who said the discriminatory lawcould not be changed because itwas constitutional. “I said to the men, I know nothingat all about the law in this case, aboutwhat you have to pass to become apoliceman and to become qualified forpromotion,” Linet says. Still, heagreed to look up the law, at nocharge. “I said, come back in twoweeks and I’ll either take the case or Iwon’t. If I feel I can’t win it, it won’tcost you a nickel.” With the help of an assistant, Linetspent two days at the library in CityHall poring over cases and reading thebriefs already prepared by the big lawfirms. He recalls, “Everything I readsaid the law was constitutional,in courts in California, in Michigan,everywhere. It’s constitutional so youcan’t change it.”But one case offered a sliver ofhope. The President Judge of thePennsylvania Supreme Court hadwritten an opinion declaring the law tobe constitutional, but added, “ ‘Ipersonally feel that the public getshurt.’ I looked at that and I said tomyself, why do I have to argueconstitution? This is public policy...ifyou don’t have a good fireman, it’s thepublic who suffers.” Linet took the case, lost in thelower court, but won on appeal to theSupreme Court of Pennsylvania,which threw out the constitutionalquestion. “It was a big thing,” Linetrecalls. “Judges and lawyers from allover the country wrote, asking forcopies of the brief.”A daily newspaper proclaimed,“Pa. Supreme Court changes existing100-year-old law on promotions fornon veterans of the armed services.The case affects all civil serviceemployees in Pennsylvania andrestores promotion opportunitiesbased solely on merit.”Now 97 years old, Linet retiredfrom the active practice of law sevenyears ago. He was a one-year-old babywhen his parents immigrated fromRussia in 1904. His father was amusician who played the cornet in theThe Class of 1924ESQ. SPOTLIGHTLewis Linet ’24 in 1926Russian army, ending up as assistantconductor. But Russia “was coveredwith antisemitism, ” Linet says. “Hedecided to come here.”The family moved to Minneapolis,and then to Snyder Avenue in SouthPhiladelphia. Linet recalls, “From thetime I was a child—and I mean 8years of age—from that time to thepresent day, I’ve always made up mymind about everything in my life. Iwould say to my mother, ‘This iswhat I want to do.’ ‘Fine, good.’ Andwe got along beautifully.”When he was 8 years old, youngLewis said to his mother, “Whydon’t you join the library so I canget books?...I went there every weekby myself with my mother’s ticketand got books to read. That wasthe beginning.”Linet began to read everything hecould find about lawyers. In this way,he learned that Philadelphia had aspecial ruling which allowedgraduates of Central High Schoolto go directly into law school, afterpassing an exam. Ever supportive, hisfamily sold their house and moved toNorth Philadelphia so Linet couldattend Central.At age 17, Linet was admitted toTemple Law School by Dean FrancisChapman. He attended classes in theWilson Building at 16th and SansomStreet, and later at 1521 LocustStreet, graduating first in his class. Amonth later, he opened his own officein Center City.Over the years Linet has practicedalmost every kind of law, with theexception of criminal law. Hispractice ranged from representing theShamokin Coal Haulers Associationand the four realty boards inPhiladelphia, to serving as counselto the Mexican government. Otheractivities included serving as aMasonic Master in 1937 and two-and-a-half years in the Coast Guardduring World War II.He says the best part of the lawwas “helping people,” and adds, “Iliked it because it involved historyand literature and travel and a mixtureof things—people all over the world.”— Janet Blom Sheaproperty damage, and workers’compensation litigation.B. Christopher Lee,a member of JacobyDonner, has been electedto the board of trusteesof the Architecture andDesign Charter School ofPhiladelphia. The schoolwas founded in 1999 as alegacy project of the local chapter of theAmerican Institute of Architects.1977Arline Jolles Lotman recently discussedthe presidential election controversy onWPVI-TV’s “Sunday Live” program.Lotman spoke about the Florida electiondispute, absentee ballots, uncountedballots, election law, and constitutionallaw. Lotman is special counsel to Greitzer& Locks.1978Brian Bissey has beennamed general counsel atVictaulic in Easton, Pa.,where he has beencorporate counsel for11 years.Blake C. Marles writes,“I have been elected as chairman of theboard of Good Shepherd Home andRehabilitation Hospital, a regional facilityand one of only two independentrehabilitation hospitals in Pennsylvania.”1979Ralph A. Bocchino spoke at the CLEseminar “Educating Against InsuranceFraud,” held in Philadelphia in December.Bocchino is a shareholder with Marshall,Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Gogginand chairs their amusements, sports, andentertainment practice group.Peter A. Gold has been elected tothe management committee of Blank,Rome, Comisky & McCauley for athree-year term.1980Anna Maria Farias has been inductedinto the 2000 Texas Women’s Hall ofFame in the professional leadershipcategory, and was awarded the NationalLeadership Eagle Award in Washington,DC. Also, Farias was a spokesperson forthe Bush presidential campaign.1955Martin M. Krimsky has become specialcounsel to Greitzer & Locks, a firm thatspecializes in complex litigation,bankruptcy reorganizations, productliability, consumer fraud, and class actions.Krimsky is an experienced trial lawyerspecializing in medical malpractice, toxiclitigation, product liability, and seriouspersonal injury.1964Robert J. Coleman was re-elected to athree-year term on the board of directorsof Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman& Goggin.Edwin L. Scherlis spoke at the CLEseminar, “Educating Against InsuranceFraud,” held in Philadelphia in December.Scherlis is a shareholder with Marshall,Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin intheir professional liability practice group.1965David T. Sykes has received thePhiladelphia Bar Association’s FidelityAward for his efforts to establish, nurture,and sustain the Consumer BankruptcyAssistance Project, which provides legalhelp to indigent Philadelphians. Sykes is asenior partner and vice chair of Duane,Morris & Heckscher, and also serves as afederal court mediator and arbitrator.1968Robert Rovner was presented with anaward by the Temple University Board ofTrustees for four years of distinguishedservice. Rovner interviewed TemplePresident David Adamany on his radioshow on WNWR 1540 AM.1969Martin Burman, a workers’ compensationjudge, will serve as co-chair of theworkers’ compensation section of thePhiladelphia Bar Association.1971Stephen H. Frishberg spoke at thePhiladelphia Inquirer IntelligentInvestment Conference on Retirement PlanDistributions in October 2000. Frishberg isa shareholder of Flamm, Boroff & Bacine.The new chair of the Philadelphia BarAssociation’s criminal justice section isStanley R. Krakower,a partner with thePhiladelphia firm ofKrakower & Mason. Hebegan his one-year termin the 358-member sectionin January.1972The Honorable Nelson A. Diaz receivedthe American Bar Association 2001 Spiritof Excellence Award, presented by theABA commission on racial and ethnicdiversity at the ABA midyear meeting inSan Diego. Diaz is a partner at Blank,Rome, Comisky and McCauley.1973Thomas R. Bond, a shareholder withMarshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman &Goggin, was elected to the firm’s newlycreated position of director of clientrelations and development. Bond was alsoelected to serve as a member of the boardof directors of the Pennsylvania Chamberof Commerce and Industry. He has alsobeen selected by his peers to be included inthe 2001-02 edition of Best Lawyers inAmerica. Bond is director of the firm’sworkers’ compensation practice group.1974Kerry Kearney ended her term aspresident of the Academy of Trial Lawyersof Allegheny County, Pittsburgh. Kearneyis a partner in the litigation group of ReedSmith where she handles technology-related cases.Richard J. Woldow was named therecipient of the 2000 Richland TownshipBoard of Supervisors Free EnterpriseAward. Woldow is the third-generationfamily owner of the 68-year-oldQuakertown Farmers’ Market. Woldowpreviously worked for Chicago SportsVision and CBS Television.1975Mark S. Blaskeyrecently presented atthe Conference onPlanning for CloselyHeld Businesses,where he spoke on thetopic of business, tax,and estate planning.Blaskey is chair ofCozen & O’Connor’sestate planning andadministrationdepartment inthe firm’s WestConshohocken, Pa.office.Daniel J. Sherrywas a speaker at thePennsylvania BarInstitute’s medicalmalpractice seminarheld in November2000, in which hediscussed ethics inmedical malpracticelitigation. Sherry is ashareholder withMarshall, Dennehey,Warner, Coleman &Goggin, and is amember of the firm’shealth care liabilitypractice group.1976Timothy Abeel, ofRawle & Henderson,has been elected to theboard of directors ofthe Trucking IndustryDefense Association.TIDA is a nationalorganization devotedto the defense of thetrucking industry inpersonal injury,6 • TEMPLE ESQ. SPRING 2001Members of the classof ’78 attending theswearing-in of theirformer classmate are:(from left) Susanna E.Lachs, Judge Jose L.Linares, Jacquelyn A.McNulty, Paul F. Gilligan,Bonnie Bazilian Finkel,Timothy J. McManus,Stephen T. Russell andBruce J. Wisotsky.Jose L. Linares ’78, a personal injury lawyerborn in Havana, was sworn in as New Jersey’s thirdCuban-American judge, and Essex County’s first.The December 2000 ceremony in a Newarkcourtroom was an emotional experience for Linares,who was among six lawyers nominated by GovernorChristine Whitman to fill Superior Court vacanciesin Essex County.“This is the culmination of my parents’ dream,”says Linares, whose family left Cuba for Spainwhen he was 13, eventually settling in Newark.“To be part of a justice system unheard of in Cubais wonderful.”Linares has fond memories of his Temple years,saying, “I owe a great deal of my success to thewonderful education I received there and the manygreat friends I met whom I treasure to this day.”JOSE LINARES ’78 SWORN IN AS NEW JERSEY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGEA proud group of Temple Law classmatesreciprocated that sentiment, joining the packedcourtroom to watch the swearing-in.“My Temple experience was so positive andrewarding,” continues Linares, “that I encouragedmy son Joseph, who is graduating from high school,to apply. He did and was recently accepted.”Linares, a Republican, has headed the New JerseyHispanic Bar Association and served as vice chair ofthe Essex County civil bench bar committee. He wasalso a member of the Essex County Bar Associationethics committee and sits on the New JerseySupreme Court board of trial attorney certification.Linares leaves the firm of Linares, Coviello andSantana, where he specialized in medical malpracticeand product liability cases.IMAGE STUDIO OF NEW JERSEYJay Barry Harris, a partner at Fineman & Bach, has beennamed president of the board of directors of the DelawareValley Chapter of the American Liver Foundation.Steven L. Sugarman, founding principalof the Berwyn, Pa., and Cherry Hill, NewJersey, firm of Steven L. Sugarman &Associates, was inducted into the Collegeof Community Association Lawyers attheir conference in Nashville, Tennessee.Sugarman represents condominium andhomeowner associations and lenders andinsurers in the community association arena.1984William E. Moore was named partner of Rubin, Glickmanand Steinberg in Lansdale, Pa., where his practice includescriminal law, civil litigation, and workers’ compensation.Last year, Moore was named by Governor Ridge to thePennsylvania Advisory Committee on Probation.Marc S. Raspanti, a shareholder of Miller, Alfano &Raspanti, was a featured speaker at the American Societyfor Healthcare Risk Management’s conference in NewOrleans, Louisiana in November. Raspanti spoke on“Healthcare Fraud: The Ultimate Risk You Can NeverInsure Against.”1985Carmin D’Aversa lectured on the topic of tax planning foreducation as part of the 7th Annual Estate Law Institutesponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.James J. Kozuch has been named apartner at Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen& Pokotilow, a firm that specializes inintellectual property law in Philadelphia.Kozuch is a registered patent attorneywho specializes in litigation, clientcounseling, trademark prosecution, andpatent prosecution.Arthur John Kyriazis is included in the54th edition of Who’s Who in America.Roseann B. Termini has written Food,Drug and Medical Device Law: Topics andCases, a legal textbook that was publishedin September. Termini has also written“The Legal Authority of the U.S. Foodand Drug Administration to RegulateTobacco,” recently published in the St. John’s UniversityLaw Review.1986Leslie A. Margolies, a family law attorney, is theexecutive director of the International Adoption Center inElkins Park, Pa. The center provides international adoptionplacement services and legal aid for residents ofPennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.Margolies is also a single adoptive mother of Lilia, adoptedfrom Russia in 1997.Howard M. Soloman, a shareholder withAbrahams, Loewenstein & Bushman,recently received a Harvester Awardfrom Philabundance. Soloman chairs theboard of Philabundance, an organizationwhich fights hunger in the greaterPhiladelphia region by reclaiming surplusfood and distributing it to organizationsserving those in need. He was also recently elected to theboard of directors of Philadelphia Volunteers for theIndigent Program.Janis L. Wilson, of Marshall, Dennehy,Warner, Coleman & Goggin, was apanelist for the Pennsylania Bar Institute’s“Ethics Potpourri.”1987Lew Evangelidis and Mary Jude Pigsley have moved toHolden, Massachusetts, with their daughters, Hannah, 5,and Lucy, 2. Evangelidis is with the firm of Pelligrini &Seeley in Springfield, and Pigsley is with the Departmentof Environmental Protection in Worcester. They welcomeany alumni visiting the area.Peter J. Schankowitz writes, “I was just named Presidentof Television at Film Roman, Inc., producers of ‘TheSimpsons,’ ‘King of the Hill’ and other shows. I amresponsible for the development and production of all thecompany’s television projects for network, cable, and firstrun syndication.”1988Raymond G. Bush is currently chairman of theNorthampton County labor and employment committee,and an adjunct instructor of human resources managementat Muhlenberg College. He recently contributed to booksentitled Labor and Employment Law in Pennsylvania;Defending Wrongful Discharge Lawsuits in Pennsylvania;and Practical Approach to Estate Administration. InFebruary Bush was a featured speaker at “FundamentalIssues in Pennsylvania Human Resources Law,” aPennsylvania labor and employment law seminar underthe auspices of the National Business Institute, and willcontribute to the book of the same title published inconjunction with the seminar.Joseph Devine has joined the Philadelphia office ofSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis as a partner. Hespecializes in transactions involving publicly and privately-held companies.Benjamin E. Leace, a shareholder withRatner & Prestia, was a member of a three-person panel that spoke at the Forensic andLitigation Services Conference held inDecember in Philadelphia.Janice Miller Staskin has been named vice president, legaland business affairs of Universal Studios Hollywood andUniversal City Walk Hollywood. Miller will serve as legalcounsel regarding intellectual property rights, real estate,and other business and legal concerns. Miller waspreviously vice president, business and legal affairs forSega Game Works.1989Joel E. Fishbein has joined the firm ofAbrahams, Loewenstein, Bushman &Kauffman as a shareholder in the civillitigation section. Fishbein concentrateshis practice in the areas of medicalmalpractice and product liability,employment law, commercial litigationand criminal defense work.Ellen S. Podgor, LL.M., has co-authored a new book,International Criminal Law: Cases and Materials, Lexis2000, with E. Wise. Podgor is a professor at Georgia StateUniversity College of Law.Margaret Gallagher Thompson, a partner with SchnaderHarrison Segal & Lewis, has been elected to serve on theboard of directors of the Mental Health Association ofSoutheastern Pennsylvania. Thompson is co-chair of thetrusts and estates department.1991Eric J. Phillips writes, “I have joined Orleans Corporation,a publicly-traded residential real estate developmentcompany, as associate counsel. My responsibilities willinclude land acquisition and financing, corporate andcommercial matters.”1992Grace M. Deon has been named a shareholder at Eastburnand Gray of Doylestown, Pa. She will continue toconcentrate her practice in commercial, employment, andeducation litigation.Alicia Fenton Greenaway and Keith Greenaway announcethe birth of a second daughter, Alana Zoe. Greenaway hasrelocated to Boston, where she is a senior real estateassociate at Goodwin Proctor.Scott M. Slomowitz has been named apartner at Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen& Pokotilow. Slomowitz concentrateshis practice in patent prosecution,infringement, validity and right-to-usestudies in the field of complexelectronics, computers and software,telecommunications, Internet-relatedinventions, and medical instrumentation.Jerry L. Tanenbaum has been elected to partner atSchnader Harrison Segal and Lewis, where he is a memberof the litigation services department and the intellectualproperty practice group.1993Sheryl L. Axelrod of Blank Rome Comisky & McCauleyis a candidate for the executive committee of thePhiladelphia Bar Association’s young lawyers’ division.Axelrod served as a coach for the Overbrook High Schoolmock trial team.Ronee Korbin Steiner and Tracy Steiner are pleased toannounce the birth in October of their daughter RebeccaAlice Steiner.1994Elizabeth “Terri” Allison has recently joined the firm ofAnapol, Schwartz, Weiss, Cohan, Feldman & Smalley,where she concentrates her practice in medical malpracticeand personal injury litigation.Lawrence M. Farnese Jr. has joined thefirm of White and Williams as an associatein the commercial litigation department.Howard S. Meyers and his wife Judy areproud to announce the birth of their son,Samuel Harrison, in July 2000. Meyerswas formerly a staff attorney and CPAwith the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission’senforcement division in New York City,and is now a partner at Meyers & Heim where hepractices securities and corporate law and white collarcriminal defense.1995Don Carley, an associate in the San Francisco office ofSonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, passed the patent barexam in October. He concentrates his practice incommercial litigation and intellectual property matters.Nicholas J. Guiliano recently appeared asa guest of CNBC Business Center, andparticipated in a five-part seriesconcerning common claims against stockbrokers, and what investors and brokerscan do to protect themselves. Guilianopractices securities and investment fraudlitigation in Philadelphia.Jenny Y.C. Cheng-Serfass and Steven Serfass are theproud parents of Benjamin Alexander Serfass, born inDecember. Both parents are associates of M.H. PhilipLaw Office in Parlmerton, Pa.Emmanuel O. Iheukwumere has published “TheAdmissibility of Scientific Evidence under PennsylvaniaLaw: An Excursion through the Frye Test,” with co-authorCraig L. Thorpe ’87, in the July 2000 edition of thePennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly.TEMPLE ESQ. SPRING 2001 • 7Dear Temple Law Graduate, Please send us news of your recent professional accomplishments or contributions to your community.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Name__________________________________________________________ Phone_______________________________________Address (change of address only)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Firm/agency name and address (change of address only)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Send to:Janet GoldwaterTemple Esq.Temple University Beasley School of Law1719 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122To change your mailing address, call (215) 204-1187or go to the website at http://www.temple.edu/lawschool/.Date____________________________________Class of_______Degree_________________SEND US YOUR NEWS!SIDNEY H. WILLIGFormer Law School ProfessorNoted jurist, community leader, and law professorSidney H. Willig died November 17, 2000. A pioneerin the field of food and drug law, he was on thefaculty of Temple Law School from 1967 to 1987.A scholarship was established in his name whenhe retired.Willig earned a B.S. from Brooklyn College afterentering at age 14, and went on to get pharmacy andlaw degrees from St. John’s University and BrooklynLaw School. A World War II veteran who evadedcapture in occupied Holland for 148 days after hisB-17 crash-landed, he was commander of the JewishVeterans of Foreign Wars on Staten Island and activenationally in veterans’ affairs. He was also President ofTemple B’nai Jeshurun.Memorial contributions may be made to the SidneyH. Willig Scholarship Fund.HON. VINCENT A. CIRILLO ’55Superior Court JudgeThe Honorable Vincent A. Cirillo, a state superiorcourt senior judge respected by his peers and theattorneys who appeared before him, died in Novemberat the age of 72. A Montgomery County prosecutorfrom 1958 to 1962 and an assistant county solicitor,Cirillo was appointed to the county bench in 1971 byGovernor Milton Shapp. He won election to a full10-year term the following year. Before ascending tothe bench, Cirillo was a trial attorney.Cirillo was a 1951 cum laude graduate of VillanovaUniversity. After graduating from Temple Law Schoolin 1955, he served in the army in the Korean War.During his legal career, Cirillo received numerousawards, including the Legion of Honor of the Chapelof the Four Chaplains in 1985, Man of the Year of theCatholic War Veterans in 1974 and Man of the Year ofthe Optimist Club of Norristown in 1978.In 1997, the judge’s current and former law clerks,staff, colleagues and friends established a scholarshipfund in his name. Contributions to the HonorableVincent A. Cirillo Scholarship Fund assist a studentwho excels in the study of constitutional law.BENJAMIN F. LEVY ’66President, Law School Alumni AssociationBenjamin Levy was “a person you could alwayscall upon to help—whether with a legal problem, inthe community or to work for Temple Law School,”says law school classmate Allen Gordon ’66.The entire law school community was saddened byBen Levy’s death on January 11, 2001 at the age of 59.An active member of the executive committee and pastpresident of the Temple Law Alumni Association, hewas anticipating his upcoming 35th year reunion. Abasketball enthusiast, Levy was often seen cheeringthe Temple Owls with friends from the law school.Levy attended Temple University and graduatedfrom the law school in 1966. He was a former memberof the Philadelphia Bar Association Board ofGovernors and remained active in the bar associationand Tau Epsilon Rau fraternity. In addition, Levy’sinterest in folk music motivated him to become activeand serve as president of the Philadelphia Folk SongSociety and the 21 Jewel Square Club.His family and friends ask that donations be madeto the Temple Law Alumni Benjamin Levy ScholarshipFund. The annual TLAA basketball reception has beenrenamed in his memory.IN MEMORIAMHugh BonnerClass of ‘29Daniel S. GreensteinClass of ’36Arthur R. HarrisClass of ’43Edward KaretClass of ’43Robert E. FriedrichClass of ’49Arneda Jackson HazellClass of ’56Charles Lundy Sr.Class of ’62John R. MartinClass of ’63Dolores FaraldoClass of ’91Sara-Nancy F. JenkinsClass of ’92ELIEZER RIVLIN LL.M. ’86APPOINTED TO ISRAELI SUPREME COURTAn appointment inSeptember 2000 made EliezerRivlin LL.M. ’86 a permanentmember of the 12-memberIsraeli Supreme Court. Priorto his appointment, Rivlinsat on the District Court ofBeer’Sheva for 17 years.Justice Rivlin is“honored and humbled” by hisappointment to the highest court in Israel.“My work at the Supreme Court is challenging,”he says. “The present court is composed of someextraordinary individuals.”Rivlin earned an LL.B. at Hebrew University in1968 and an LL.M. from Tel Aviv University Facultyof Law in 1983 before entering Temple’s LL.M.program, which he completed in 1986. He remembershis time at Temple Law with great affection: “ProfessorPeter Sevareid (who was then director of the LL.M.program) did a lot for the students in the program. Itwas an excellent opportunity for me to meet lawyersfrom the U.S. as well as from all over the world.”At Temple, Rivlin completed a thesis on thecomparative right to freedom of speech under theU.S. Constitution and Israeli laws. His interest inconstitutional law was spurred by a course taughtby Professor Burton Caine, who later became histhesis adviser.Rivlin has since taught constitutional law and tortsat Ben Gurion University, Hebrew University and TelAviv University, and was a visiting scholar at HarvardUniversity in 1997. He explains the significanceof receiving an LL.M. from Temple Law School:“Temple gave me a huge advantage because of theexposure to American law. This has vastly contributedto my overall knowledge of law.”1996Sharifa Johnson Atkins has joined the Boston firm ofBrown, Rudnick, Freed & Gesmer as an associate in theircommercial litigation department.Deborah Jean DeNardo writes, “My solo practice withan emphasis on family law is keeping me busy and inDecember I was honored to receive the NorthamptonCounty Bar Association’s Pro Bono Award for 2000.”Sung Hoo Han has joined the Samil AccountingCorporation (PricewaterhouseCoopers), the largestaccounting company in South Korea, as its director forinternational tax-transfer pricing.1997Kelby Brick has left the National Association of the Deafto set up his own solo practice in Laurel, Maryland, doinga variety of work including lobbying, business contracts,civil rights, and estate planning. Brick has co-authoredLegal Rights: The Guide for Deaf and Hard of HearingPeople, and is currently planning a 2001 campaign for theGreenbelt, Maryland, city council.Peter G. Erdely has joined White andWilliams as an associate in their propertydepartment.Patrick J. Kelly has been named partnerin Synnestvedt & Lechner. Kelly, whohas a Ph.D. in molecular biology,specializes in intellectual propertymatters that relate to molecular biological developmentsused in pharmaceutical gene therapy and the wastetreatment field.Sunah Park writes, “I have been elected president for2001 of the Asian American Bar Association of theDelaware Valley. The legal organization supports thefifteen Asian-Pacific Islander communities and the 250,000Asian-Pacific Americans living and working inPhiladelphia, Southern New Jersey, and Delaware.”Dara A. Penn of Simon Higgins & Morgan is a candidatefor the young lawyers’ division executive committee ofthe Philadelphia Bar Association. Last year Penn servedas a member of the young lawyers’ division’s People’sLaw School.James Shaw writes, “I have recently joined Shepherd,Finkelman & Gaffigan in its Media, Pa. office. Iconcentrate on consumer fraud and employment classaction litigation.”Chine-Pang Wu is head of legal advisory for Taiwan’sUnited World Chinese Commercial bank holding company,and is working on setting up an Internet legal consultingtechnology company.1998Melanie Renee Ellerbe of German Gallagher & Murtaughis a candidate for the young lawyers’ division executivecommittee of the Philadelphia Bar Association.Abbe F. Fletman, LL.M., was recently elected to theboard of trustees of the Women’s Law Project, for whichshe has also served as pro bono counsel.Michael B. Hayes has joinedMontgomery, McCracken, Walker &Rhoads as an associate in their litigationdepartment, after serving as clerk for theHonorable Justice Russell M. Nigro of thePennsylvania Supreme Court.Brian M. Marriott is an associate withRawle & Henderson in their commercial motor vehiclegroup. Marriott was formerly with Marshall, Dennehey,Warner, Coleman & Goggin.2000Deborah Canty is an associate in thebusiness department of Montgomery,McCracken, Walker & Rhoads.Beth A. Friel has joined Montgomery,McCracken, Walker & Rhoads as anassociate in the firm’s labor andemployment law department.Sumita Ray has joined Montgomery,McCracken, Walker & Rhoads as anassociate in the firm’s litigationdepartment.Lee M. Russakoff is an associate in thecommercial litigation department of Whiteand Williams.J. Bryan Tuk has joined Flamm, Boroff& Bacine as an associate in their labordepartment.JAMES E. BEASLEYSCHOOL OF LAWOF TEMPLE UNIVERSITY1719 North Broad StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19122Address correction requestedNON-PROFITORGANIZATIONU.S. POSTAGE PAIDPHILADELPHIA, PAPERMIT NO. 1044VISIT OUR WEB SITE: http://www.temple.edu/lawschool/WRITE TO US: lawalum@astro.ocis.temple.eduREALWORLD.REALLAW.TEMPLEUNIVERSITYSCHOOLOFLAWTempleLAW SCHOOL AND ALUMNI NEWS • SPRING 2001James E. Beasley ’56, center back row, attended theJanuary 24 reception honoring the Beasley scholars.KELLY & MASSACALENDAR OF EVENTSSaturday, March 24Reception Honoring Professor Amy Boss6:00-8:00 p.m., Philadelphia Marriot HotelTuesday, March 27SPIN Live AuctionSee above for times and locationsThursday, March 29Annual Law Day Reception4:30 p.m., Mayor’s Reception Room, City HallSunday, April 1Evening Student and Alumni Brunch11:00 p.m., Shusterman HallThursday, April 5Intellectual Property Symposium12:00-5:00 p.m., Shusterman HallThursday, April 5BLSA Scholarship ReceptionHonoring Judge Petrese Tucker6:00 p.m., Pyramid ClubTuesday, April 10Stern Moot Court Competition6:00 p.m.Duane Morris & Hecksher Moot CourtroomSaturday, April 28Founder’s Day ReceptionHonoring The Hon. Lowell ReedReception, 4:30 p.m., Shusterman HallDinner, 7:00 p.m., Radisson Twelve CaesarsFriday, May 4Class of 1996 ReunionThursday, May 10Class of 1971 Reunion6:00 p.m., Downtown ClubThursday, May 17Commencement6:00 p.m., Liacouras CenterFriday, May 18Class of 1976 Reunion6:00 p.m., Park Hyatt at the BellevueSunday, May 20Class of 1951 reunion11:00 a.m., SugarLoaf Conference CenterSunday, June 10 - Saturday, June 16Academy of AdvocacySugarLoaf Conference CenterFormer MayorEdward G.Rendell did nothesitate for asecond when astudent asked thebig question:“What’s it gonnabe, governor orsenator?” Heexpressed a strongpreference for thejob of running astate, citing hisexecutive—ratherthan legislative—skills as well ashis age. “To bereally effective inthe Senate youneed to be therefor two terms.That’s 12 years. At my age, you have to be realistic,”explained Rendell, who was named General Chair of theDemocratic National Committee in 1999.Rendell addressed a standing-room-only crowd inthe Duane, Morris & Hecksher Moot Courtroom onJanuary 22. He spoke at length about the Presidentialelection and the Florida recount, reiterating his well-publicized position that the Democrats might havebenefited from using President Clinton more during thecampaign. With his trademark candor, Rendell opined,“If Clinton hadspent two weeksin Arkansas, wewould have takenArkansas andI wouldn’t bestanding here.”He admittedhe did have adream job pickedout in the would-be Gore adminis-tration. “I wouldhave likedTransportation,”Rendell confided.“But I still want tocontribute onemore time, in anelectoral sense.”Rendell visitedthe law school atthe invitation of the Jewish Law Student Association(JLSA), and sister organization Hillel of TempleUniversity. “We wanted to bring in a Jewish lawyer whoalso has made great strides in improving our city. MayorRendell established himself as one of the greatest mayorsin the city’s history,” says Steve Wittenburg, who, withJane Berger and Sara Shubert, co-chairs JLSA. JLSAwas joined by sister organization Hillel of TempleUniversity in hosting the event.Former Philadelphia mayor Edward G. Rendell spoke about thePresidential campaign to a standing-room-only crowd at the LawSchool in January.Rendell recounts experiences as Democratic NationalCommittee Chair during 2000 Presidential campaignKELLY & MASSASPIN AUCTION MARCH 26 & 27If you haven’t come to the annual SPINauction before, here’s some advice: get thereearly, and plan to stick around. There are lots oflaughs and bargains galore. This year’s SPINauction promises to be full of fun and surprises.A sample from the long list of items last year’sbidders walked away with:•massages•yoga lessons•salon services•first-edition and autographed books•fencing lessons•dinner with a professor•dinner without a professor•autographed Eagles jerseys•autographed Flyers pucks•admission to area museumsSPIN (Student Public Interest Network)supports students who are involved in publicinterest work while in law school.LIVE AUCTIONFox Club of the Liacouras CenterTuesday, March 27Reception 5:30 p.m.Live Auction 6:00 p.m.SILENT AUCTIONKlein Law LobbyMonday, March 26, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.andTuesday, March 27, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.Liacouras Center Lobby4:00-5:30 p.m.To donate to SPIN or for more info: GregoryMiller at gmille01@astro.temple.eduNext >