REALWORLD.REALLAW.TEMPLEUNIVERSITYBEASLEYSCHOOLOFLAWTempleLAW SCHOOLANDALUMNINEWS • SUMMER 2003Southern Poverty Law Center director presents “With Justice for All”Few attorneys are more qualified than Morris Dees,Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center since1971,to title a lecture “With Justice for All.”In a glowing introduction to the speaker at theHerbert F. Kolsby Distinguished Lectureship in TrialAdvocacy,Herbert F. Kolsby ’51 voiced his admirationfor the civil rights attorney:“Morris Dees was born in1936 the son of a cotton farmer,and he has spent 67years distinguishing himself in every single thing he has done.”As a youngster,Dees won the Future Farmers ofAmerica Award. While attending undergraduate school at the University of Alabama,he founded anationwide direct mail sales company that specialized in book publishing. After graduation from the University of AlabamaSchool of Law in 1960,he returned to Montgomery,Alabama,where he opened a law office and continuedhis direct mail publishing business. The business,Fuller& Dees Marketing Group,grew to be one of the largestpublishing companies in the south. In 1969,Dees sold the company to Times Mirror,the parent companyof the Los Angeles Times.At the age of 33,he was a millionaire.continued on page twoTRIAL ADVOCACYPROGRAM RANKED #1FOR FIFTH YEARU.S. News and World ReportCites Temple Law as Best in Country for StudentsSeeking Trial SkillsProfessor Edward Ohlbaum,Director of TrialAdvocacy and Clinical Legal Education (left)and Dean Robert J. Reinstein (right) acceptPaTLA’s Murray S. Love Award for trialadvocacy from Joanna Hamill Flum ’81.continued on page fiveMorris DeesTemple Law School’s March 21,2003 symposium setthe stage for a re-enactment of Apple v. Franklin,thelandmark case which extended copyright protection tocomputer software for the first time.Hosted by the Temple Environmental Law andTechnology Journaland the Temple Intellectual PropertyLaw Society,the symposium provided a forum for morethan 150 participants to gauge the impact of the case onthe rapidly changing landscape of technology and thelaw. Speakers and panelists examined such topics as“Would Microsoft be the business behemoth that it istoday,if not for Apple v. Franklin.”The case originated in the early 80s,when theFranklin Computer Corporation decided to replicateApple IIs and sell them as Franklin ACE 100. In 1982Apple filed suit against Franklin in Federal District Courtin the Eastern District of Pennsylvania,alleging that 14operating system programs included in ACE 100infringed Apple’s copyright in those programs. Applesought a preliminary injunction to restrain Franklin fromselling or distributing ACE 100.Franklin did not dispute that they copied theprograms,but used the legal defense that the programswere not copyrightable and hence not an infringement.The district court agreed with Franklin and refused togrant an injunction,observing that they were justunintelligible strings of “1s”and “0s”and not expressiveworks requiring copyright protection. Apple appealedand the circuit court reversed the decision. In an opinionauthored by Judge Dolores Sloviter,the court found thatalthough the Copyright Act does not expressly listcomputer programs as works of authorship; thelegislative history suggests that computer programs wereconsidered copyrightable as literary works. In the end,Franklin appealed the case to the Supreme Court,whichdismissed the petition on January 4,1984.Assessing the significance of the case,ProfessorDavid Post says:“Apple v. Franklinis one of those casesthat presented a clear choice between competing legalrules:should we be protecting the ones and zeroes thatmake up computer software by copyright,or by patents?So it’s one of those cases where we can ask:What wouldthe legal world be like had this case gone the other way?“There might not even be a Digital MillenniumCopyright Act (DMCA) without Apple v. Franklin. Theidea that computer software is copyrightable—that it getsthe same kind of protection that had for years beenreserved for ‘artistic’creations and other ‘non-utilitarian’things—helped to change the way we think aboutcopyright law and what it does,maybe even profoundly.”For five years running,Temple University’sBeasley School of Law has been ranked numberone in trial advocacy by U.S. News & WorldReport,tying with Stetson University in Florida. Famous for its annual ranking of top schools,U.S. News & World Reportalso ranks the top tenlaw schools in specialty areas,including trialadvocacy. Placed above Ivy League schoolsHarvard and Yale,and other highly reputed lawschools including Northwestern,New YorkUniversity,Georgetown and the University ofNotre Dame,Temple is the only law school inPennsylvania to make the magazine’s top tier fortrial advocacy.“Temple Law has long been recognized for its ‘Real World,Real Law’approach to legaleducation,”says Dean Robert Reinstein. “Oursuccess in trial advocacy is directly related to ourfaculty and the hands-on experience we provideour students. Historically,many of our graduatesgo on to become respected trial attorneys,in partbecause upon graduation they are equipped withtrial skills in practice as well as in theory.”Professor Edward Ohlbaum,Director of TrialAdvocacy and Clinical Legal Education,adds,“At any point,approximately 75 percent of ourstudents are taking trial advocacy courses. Thatstrong focus on trial advocacy breeds success for attorneys of all levels,as evidenced by the consistent triumphs of our national champion-ship trial team and the excellent hiring rate of our graduates.”Trial Team Captures 2003 NACDLChampionshipAs the highest scoring law school mock trialteam in the country,Temple’s national trial teamcontinues on its winning streak. This year theteam successfully defended its championship inthe National Association of Criminal DefenseLawyers Competition for the third time in the last five years. The team took semi-finalist honors in the National Institute of Trial Advocacy’sTournament of Champions and finished asquarter-finalists in the American College of TrialLawyers’National Trial Competition. Temple haswon three NTC national championships andsecured at least quarterfinalist or “elite eight”placement in twelve of the last thirteen years.This past spring the team won its fifteenthconsecutive NTC regional championship—andPaTLA’s Murray S. Love Award—a featunparalleled in law school trial competition.He entered the world of Democratic electoral politics when he served as finance director for GeorgeMcGovern. He raised more money from individuals than had ever been raised before,and went on to leadfundraising for Senator Ted Kennedy,and later forPresident Jimmy Carter. “If you just knew that Morris Dees was a millionaireat 33 and credited with revolutionizing campaignfinance,you still wouldn’t know why we invited himhere today,”said Kolsby. “He is one of the finest triallawyers in the country and in the field of civil rights hemight be the best there ever was.”During the civil rights movement,Dees becameactive aiding minorities in court. In 1967,he filed suit tostop construction of a white university in an Alabamacity that already had a predominantly black statecollege. In 1968,he filed suit to integrate the all-whiteMontgomery YMCA. With Joseph J. Levin Jr.,heJanet Goldwater,Publications DirectorGene Gilroy,Art DirectorPhotography on location at Temple Law School by Kelly & MassaSend letters and comments to:Janet Goldwater,Temple Esq. Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law1719 N. Broad Street,Room 313Philadelphia,PA 19122 Telefax:(215) 204-1185Change of Address:(215) 204-11872 • TEMPLEESQ. SUMMER 2003TEMPLEESQ.Published by the Temple University Beasley School of Law for alumni and friends.Robert J. Reinstein, DeanMORRISDEES continued from page oneVisiting diplomats includeformer NZ Prime Minister;int’l judge; int’l law expertby Rosy Kandathil ’04During the lengthy United Nations debate over Iraqand the initiation of military hostilities this spring,international law was in the spotlight. Hence April was aparticularly appropriate time for the law school’sInstitute for International Law and Public Policy to hosttwo distinguished diplomats-in-residence:HisExcellency Tuiloma Neroni Slade,recently elected tothe International Criminal Court,and the RightHonorable Sir Geoffrey Palmer,former prime ministerof New Zealand and former judge ad hocof theInternational Court of Justice. Judge Slade and SirGeoffrey offered the Temple community formidableinsights into the uncertain future of international law inlight of recent turmoil.The most recent highlight of Judge Slade’s career ininternational law is his election as one of the first judgesto the International Criminal Court. Addressing the lawschool community on “The Making of InternationalLaw:The Role of Small States,”he reflected upon hisexperiences as Samoa’s ambassador to the U.N. and tothe U.S.,and as the leader of the Alliance of SmallIsland States in negotiations over the controversialKyoto Protocol. Justice Slade offered the audienceinsights into the ways small states work to advance theirinterests in various international negotiations andlitigation fora,emphasizing the different perspectivessuch states have about the role of international law. In a faculty colloquium,“Present at the Creation:TheInstitute co-directorsProfessors Jeffrey Dunoffand Amelia Boss hostvisiting diplomat SirGeoffrey Palmer (center). founded the Southern Poverty Law Center in 1971. Heis currently chief trial counsel for the Center,devotinghis time to suing violent white supremacist groups anddeveloping ideas for Teaching Tolerance,the Center’seducation project. The organization is also the nationalcenter for monitoring hate groups.Through the Center’s work,the Alabama legislature,previously segregated through gerrymandering,wasintegrated. Next the Center worked successfully tointegrate the Alabama police force. Dees led the defensein the celebrated case of Joanne Little,a black womanwrongly accused of murder in North Carolina. In the1980s,the Center started Klan Watch and litigated twocases against the Klan that are credited with breakingthe back of the organization.A Passion for JusticeWhen asked by law students and young lawyers howthey can do the kind of work he does,Dees respondsthat a passion for justice can guide attorneys in whateverfield of law they choose. “We need lawyers with apassion for justice,who are willing to go against thegrain,do the unpopular thing,stand up against thosewho would violate our civil rights. The responsibility is yours,whether you work in corporations or in legal services.”A law student once approached Morris Dees wearinga t-shirt emblazoned with the slogan “First kill all thelawyers.”Baffled by the disdain she showed for theprofession she was about to enter,Dees suggested sheread the passage in Henry VIin which Shakespearewrites:“If tyranny is to prevail,you must first kill all the lawyers.”Insisting that tyranny,not lawyers,is theproblem,Dees invited law students to join him in thestruggle:“We have insidious tyrants now who need to bechallenged,and we lawyers are the ones to do it,”saidDees. “We have an attorney general who I don’t thinkhas read the Fourth Amendment.”Dees has received numerous honors and awards inconjunction with his work at the Southern Poverty LawCenter. His book,Hate on Trial:The Case AgainstAmerica’s Most Dangerous Neo-Nazi,chronicles thetrial and $12.5 million judgment against whitesupremacist Tom Metzger and his White AryanResistance group for their responsibility in the beatingdeath by Skinheads of a young black student inPortland,Oregon. Dees’latest book,Gathering Storm:America’s Militia Threat,exposes the danger posed bytoday’s domestic terrorist groups.The Kolsby LectureshipThe Herbert F. Kolsby Distinguished Lectureship inTrial Advocacy,founded in 2001,is an annual event.Herbert F. Kolsby,Director Emeritus of the LL.M. inTrial Advocacy Program at Temple,was the inauguralspeaker. The speaker is selected by an advisory boardcomprised of the following members:Steven Angstreich’70; Allan Gordon ’66 for Kolsby,Gordon,Robin,Shore& Bezar; Herbert F. Kolsby; Mark S. Levy ’69; RobertMongeluzzi ’94; and Diane and Arthur Raynes ’59.Scholars visit from four continentsby Rosy Kandathil ’04Since its inception in fall 2001,Temple’s Institute forInternational Law and Public Policy has advanced itsvision of fostering and stimulating intellectual dialogueat the law school by hosting conferences,roundtables,“brown bag”lunches and guest lectures by distinguishedjudges,scholars and diplomats. Among the Institute’slasting contributions to the law school’s intellectualenvironment is the Institute’s Visiting Scholars andVisiting Fellows Program.Selected from an international pool of applicants forthe international significance and timeliness of theirresearch interests,these visitors pursue their researchinterests while at Temple,and simultaneously contributeto the intellectual atmosphere through participation infaculty colloquia,presentation of work in progress,participation in classroom discussions,and involvementin other Institute events. This year,the Institute isfortunate to have attracted four exceptional individualsfrom four continents who are leading authorities in theirrespective fields.South America is represented by Visiting ScholarProfessor Antonio Gidi,who earned a law degree in hisnative Brazil and an S.J.D .from the University ofPennsylvania. He is known world-wide for his work inthe area of comparative civil procedure as the associatereporter for the American Law Institute project onprinciples and rules of transnational civil procedure,co-sponsored with the Institute for International Unificationof Law (UNIDROIT) in Rome,which seeks to producea code of civil procedure for international litigation.The author of several publications in English,Frenchand Portuguese,Gidi is currently working on a book forforeign audiences on class actions. When asked abouthis experiences at the Institute,Gidi responds,“I find atTemple a vibrant community of highly motivatedprofessors and scholars,extremely interested in allinternational and comparative aspects of the law. Theycan often be found in the faculty lounge discussinginformally,or in formal conferences,presenting theirdoctrinal positions on the legal aspects of currentinternational events. It’s an educational experience tobecome a part of this community even for a brief period of time.”From the continent of Europe comes Visiting ScholarProfessor Achilles Skordas,who earned a law degree inAthens,a Ph.D. in Frankfurt,Germany,and whocurrently teaches public international law at the Facultyof Law,University of Athens. A member of theDepartment of Studies of the Greek Parliament and ofthe “Odysseus”European academic network that dealswith issues of immigration and refugee law in theEuropean Union,he has been a visiting professor at theUniversity of Paris XII,a research fellow at the MaxPlanck Institute for International Law in Heidelberg,anda Fulbright Scholar at the American Studies Institute ofthe University of Southern Illinois. His recent workfocuses on international law,power and globalization.This summer,Skordas will teach a course oninternational organizations in transition at the lawschool. His extensive publications include books andessays in German,French and English.Although he has had the privilege of working withacademic institutions all over the world,in Skordas’estimation,“Temple’s Institute for International Law andPublic Policy offers unique possibilities for research anddebate on current international issues. Students at thelaw school have the opportunity to participate in eventsand symposia on international law and discuss theiropinions with academics and practitioners. In times ofglobal politics and policies,the Institute aspires to offerwhat is necessary more than ever:a systemic view ofinternational law and a debate on its content.”Asia is represented by Visiting Scholar Professor GaoFuping,a visiting Fulbright Scholar from the faculty ofthe East China University of Politics and Law inShanghai. Gao is the author of several books on realproperty law,partnership and e-commerce. While atTemple,his research project involving property law,contract law,and intellectual property law,willinvestigate the way international law works in aninformation age. Gao has been invited to presentlectures on his current research at the University ofWashington,University of Arizona,University ofPittsburgh and Columbia University.In Gao’s view,“The law school provides researcherswith truly excellent research facilities,including anoffice,access to the Internet,and other reference tools.Generally,most other universities do not provideresearchers with such generous accommodations,like apersonal office. In addition,the law school is attemptingto enhance the academic atmosphere and developacademic exchanges with foreign countries,which willhelp to promote good will toward Temple Law School inAmerica and throughout the world.”Africa—and the country of Nigeria—is home toVisiting Research Professor Abiola Olaitan Sanni.Professor Sanni,who taught business law at ObafemiAwolowo University and tax law at the University ofLagos,received a Fulbright Fellowship and is pursuing adoctorate in taxation law at the University of Lagos inNigeria. Sanni currently serves as editor-in-chief of theNigerian Revenue Law Report,the only Nigerian journalcontinued on page sevencontinued on page sevenAmerican interest in visiting the world’s last“experiment”in Communist government has grown at a dizzying pace in recent years,fueled by accounts ofCuban hospitality and exotic beauty and heightened bythe uncertainty of what will follow Castro’s inevitabledemise and the suspicion that loosened travel restrictionscould change any day. But despite the destination’s increasing popularity,it has not been easy for Americans to visit Cuba. Notbecause of restrictions on the Cuban side; Castro wantsall the American tourists and visitors he can get. But theU.S. government since 1961 has tried to restrict visits byAmericans to Communist Cuba in order to deprive theCuban government of the U.S. dollars that would bespent there. In spring 2002,law student Marlo Cohen approachedAssistant Dean Adelaide Ferguson about a spring breaktrip the following year to Cuba. The idea was met withenthusiasm. Ferguson,head of the international programsat the law school,knew the interest was there,andreadily agreed—as long as Cohen agreed to do all the “legwork.”“Marlo really did the work to make this possible. She also made the trip really interesting by introducingmany of us to her Cuban friends from previous visits,”says Ferguson. By March the group of students,faculty and spousescommitted to making the trip had grown to 28—theirnumbers almost equally divided between faculty andstudents—and they would not be deterred. Although it isillegal for U.S. citizens to visit Cuba without a licensefrom the Office of Foreign Asset Control of the U.S.Treasury Department,the Clinton administration hadexpanded the categories of U.S. visitors who could belicensed to visit Cuba. Subsequent Bush administrationrestrictions made it harder to obtain a license,as thegroup from Temple discovered when they applied. As Temple Law professor and immigration expert JanTing says,“While some Americans visit Cuba illegallyby traveling first to other countries like Canada,Mexico,Jamaica,or the Bahamas,our group of lawyers and lawstudents would only make the trip legally.”In the end,the Temple Law group traveled under the license fromthe Women’s International League for Peace andFreedom,because their own license was delayed. Touring—official and unofficialMuch of the time the group toured with Havantor,theofficial government agency. Cuba’s bar association—theUnion Nacional de Juristas de Cuba—organizedmeetings with a lawprofessor and student andwith a law firm that isauthorized to work with U.S.law firms on joint ventures. Over seven days,thegroup visited Havana Cityand Trinidad,a sceniccolonial city four hours fromHavana. Professor Jan Ting,who along with his wife anddaughter,joined the group,shares his impressions of thecapital city:“Havana is a breathtakinglybeautiful city,despite the decades ofdeliberate neglect and deteriorationwhich have allowed many elegantbuildings to crumble. “Even without the internationallyfunded restoration projects now underway,the former elegance of the cosmopolitanCuban capital is still apparent for all to seein the architecture,streets,boulevards,parks,and the pre-revolution homes whichwere abandoned when many Cubans fled the revolution.But an average of two Havana buildings collapse everythree days,according to a resident U.S. governmentofficial with whom we dined. And guidebooks warn thatthe biggest danger on Havana streets is not from crime,but from falling pieces of architecture. “In the name of equality,available resources havebeen directed to the Cuban countryside where the poorestCubans lived before the 1959 revolution. Since noAmerican automobiles have been imported since therevolution,Havana is famous for its impressive numberof restored and preserved automobiles from the 1950s,TEMPLEESQ. SUMMER 2003 • 3A contingent of 28 members of the law schoolcommunity traveled to Cuba in March, 2003many used by their owners as taxis.”Professor Peter Sevareid remembers the same carsfrom his first trip to Cuba at the age of 17. “As withmany boys that age,I was obsessed by automobiles andknew all the names and makes of American cars—theones with the big fins. And in Havana those cars frommy childhood are still running in the street.”Sevareid,whose prior trip was in1957,remarks that “onebig change … was thatalmost every rural housewe saw on the trip nowhas electricity.”Many in the groupvoiced frustration that theindividuals with whomthey met were limited togiving them the “partyline.”Of course,thereluctance to speakcandidly became all themore understandable bythe severe sentencing of Cuban dissidentsannounced in theAmerican press shortly afterthe group’s return to the States. “Our requests to meet with unofficial groups thatmight have had different opinions were somehow justnever able to be arranged,”says Dean AdelaideFerguson. “Marlo [Cohen] finally called the U.S.Government Cuban Interests Section and two youngdiplomats joined the group for dinner. … And they were really happy to see us—they arenot permitted to socialize with the locals.They said they felt they were watchedclosely by the Cuban government,andthe recent news reports about dissidentsbeing supported by this office bears that out.”University of Maryland ProfessorTaunya Banks,who was visiting Cubafor the second time,comments,“Ahaunting moment was the visit I madewith several others to the home of anAfro Cuban family. It gave me realinsight into the dreadful livingconditions of some educated Cubans inHavana. With the Cuban government’ssubsequent crackdown on dissenters,I worry that this family may suffer forhaving spoken with us.”There was time devoted torecreation and a highlight of thetrip was a pick-up baseballgame with a group of Cubanlaw students,followed—oraccording to someaccounts,punctuated—by Cuba Libres. Yet even this sporting eventraised political issues.As Ferguson says,“Contact betweenregular Cubans andAmericans isforbidden. Two Cuban law students—who had beenidentified to the hotelmanagement as friends of ours—werewaiting in our lobby for us before the game. As soon aswe all headed out the door with our bats,balls andgloves,the police materialized and began questioningthem. More police came. A tense twenty minutes laterwe were on our way,but it was a real testament to thestrict scrutiny all Cubans live under.”“I regret there will not be another. . . trip.”The group attended a professional baseball game;some saw the Buena Vista Social Club perform; otherswent dancing. Meals were often taken in paladorsoperated in private homes where twelve people arepermitted to dine each night,an enterprise thegovernment encourages to help the economy. As with many Americans returning from Cuba,thegroup was struck by the warmth of the Cubans withwhom they spent time. Trip organizer Marlo Cohen says:“The Cuban people’s hearts,their souls,their minds,andtheir humanity were shared openly and freely andwithout the expectation of anything in return. In the faceof some of the greatest adversity I have ever seen,theCuban people survive by dancing,singing,and lovingone another to the very core of their beings.”Within days of the group’s return,the Bushadministration announced that as part of its “Initiative fora New Cuba,”no further people-to-people licenses wouldbe issued,and those licenses outstanding would not berenewed when they expired. “I think our government isconcerned that we will see the impact of the embargofirst hand and create a domestic movement against it,”says Ferguson. Professor Jan Ting says,“I understand the rationalefor this policy change,based on concern that the dollarswe spent in Cuba helped the Cuban government morethan individual Cubans. But I also believe that people-to-people contacts between Americans and Cubans benefitus both. I regret that there will not be another TempleLaw School trip to Cuba next year.”For Marlo Cohen,the journey was more than asuccessful spring break:“Even after a year of researchingand planning Temple Law’s trip to Cuba,I neverexpected that my ten days on the island would have suchan impact on my life. It is a country filled withcontradictions that will continue to challenge my mindfor years to come.”From left:Professor Emeritus Jerry Tietz,tour guideVilma Matos and Professor Jan Ting tour Havana. Above,Assistant Dean Adelaide Ferguson (front rowcenter),students and faculty attend a lecture on theCuban legal system. Below,law students (from left)Emily Barnhart,Marlo Cohen,Kim Bartman,andNick Strasser relax in a bar in Havana. 4 • TEMPLEESQ. SUMMER 2003RITA LEVINE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEDPROFESSOR LIBONATIRECEIVES FRIEL/SCANLAN AWARDMichael G. O’Neill ’89 Commercial real estate developer Michael G. O’Neill ’89 was featured speaker at a dean’s invitationalforum held April 11. For the past two years,DeanRobert J. Reinstein has hosted informal luncheon forums with distinguished visitors for the entire lawschool community.O’Neill is CEO of Preferred Real Estate Investment(PREI),a company he founded in 1992. As CEO,hedirects the company’s growth,culture andentrepreneurial atmosphere and works closely with all of the business disciplines to structure deals,attract newbusiness and promote long-term relationships. PREI has been ranked by the Philadelphia BusinessJournalas the second largest commercial real estatedeveloper in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.Following the successful redevelopment of theConshohocken river-front,the company embarked on aplan to revitalize the waterfront district of Chester with a property called the Wharf at Rivertown. Other PREIprojects include the Strawbridge and Clothierheadquarters in Center City Philadelphia; Gateway Parkin Columbia,Maryland; Baldwin Tower in Eddystone,Pa.; Danvers Crossing in Danvers,Mass.; and the JeffreyMining complex in Columbus,Ohio. A native Philadelphian,O’Neill received a bachelor’sdegree from Villanova University before enteringGraduating student Gregory Miller is this year’srecipient of the Rita S. Levine Scholarship. Thescholarship honors the life and work of Rita Levine’74,a public defender for fifteen years and a dedicatedadvocate for the mentally ill. Levine was killed in1989,the victim of a terrorist attack in Israel.Like Levine,Miller is committed to public service.After graduating from college in 1998,he worked as aVISTA volunteer and for Texas Legal Aid. While inlaw school,he interned at Regional Housing LegalServices. Following graduation,Miller will work atPhiladelphia Legal Assistance,where he has beenawarded a grant from the Independence Foundation towork with the Latino community. Professor Michael Libonati,Laura H. CarnellProfessor of Law at Temple University James E.Beasley School of Law,was the recipient of the2003 Friel/Scanlan Award. Every spring therecipient of the Friel/Scanlan award presents alecture to the law school community. Professor Libonati presented an article,“State Legislatures:Retrospect and Prospect,”which addressed the history and future of thelegislative branch ofstate government. The article is part of a book on stateconstitutions in the21st century,theresearch for whichwas supported by the Ford Foundationand RutgersUniversity,Camden’sCenter for StateConstitutional Law.ProfessorLibonati’s majorpublications include:Local GovernmentLaw(4 vols.) (withSands and Martinez)(1976 to date);Legislative Law and StatutoryInterpretation(3d ed.2001) (with Hetzeland Williams); Stateand Local GovernmentLaw(2001) (withMartinez); and LocalGovernment Autonomy(1993) (Japanese tr. 1996) (Spanish tr. 2000).Libonati is a life member of the AmericanLaw Institute and has served as Laura H.Carnell Professor since 1990. He teachescourses in state and local government law,legislation,philosophy of law and stateconstitutional law. He received an A.B. fromGeorgetown University in 1964,an LL.B. in 1967 and an LL.M. in 1969 from Yale University.SPIN AUCTION RAISES FUNDSFOR PUBLIC INTEREST JOBSGregory Miller ’03 (left) with Dean Robert J.ReinsteinMichael Libonati,Laura H. CarnellProfessor of Law Temple Law School. He began his career with FirstPennsylvania Bank in 1984,then became president of O’Neill Properties in 1988 before founding PREI in 1992.Bonnie Bazilian Finkel ’78“So you went to law school to be a lawyer and not asaleswoman. Think again! The reality of practicing lawin today’s marketplace”was the subject of the March 21dean’s forum,presented by Bonnie Bazilian Finkel ’78. Finkel heads Finkel Consulting in Cherry Hill,NewJersey,providing lawyers and law firms with counseling,coaching,and training services to improve clientrelationship development skills and strategic marketing. Previously,Finkel was the manager of litigation andassistant general counsel at Rohm and Haas. During thattime she created culture in the legal division and amongcorporate executives that embraced mediation andnegotiation techniques to resolve claims and litigationdisputes. Implementation of the alternative disputeresolution program resulted in savings of millions of dollars. Immediately following law school,Finkel managed the Domestic Relations Center at Community Legal Services and later was an associate at Fox,Rothschild,O’Brien & Frankel.Michael G. O’Neill ’89 Bonnie Bazilian Finkel ’78 THEFRIEL/SCANLANAWARDThe uniqueFriel/ScanlanAward is one ofthe first in thenation to providegrants to lawfaculty engaged inthe research andpreparation ofbooks, articles andother scholarlyworks. Previousrecipients of the award areProfessors JeffreyDunoff, ScottBurris, William J.Woodward, Jr.,David Kairys, DavidA. Skeel, Amelia H.Boss, Frank M.McClellan, Laura E.Little, Henry J.Richardson III,Richard B. Cappalli,and most recentlyEdward Ohlbaum.Phillies tickets,hotel stays,hand-knitscarves,and dinner at Le Bec Fin with aprofessor were among the multitude of itemsauctioned off at the annual fundraiser for theStudent Public Interest Network (SPIN).Auctioneers Professors Anthony Bocchino,Nancy Knauer and David Sonenshein presidedover the event,which benefits students whochoose to work at public interest jobs while inlaw school.SPIN,founded in 1992 after a studentwas forced to turn down a public interestsummer job because the salary would nothave met his living expenses,has raisedmore than $160,000 since its inception.SPIN money can be used to leveragework-study grants or to defray livingexpenses. Proceeds from this year’sauction enabled SPIN to distribute$18,500,which leveraged $54,000 in work-study grants and $5,000 in cash grants.TEMPLEESQ. SUMMER 2003 • 5APPLEV. FRANKLINcontinued from page oneCLASSNOTES1949David Kravitzhas been appointedby Governor Jeb Bush as anombudsman for Broward County,Florida,to protect the rights of theelderly in assisted living facilities.1964Robert A Korn,a partner with theBlue Bell,Pennsylvania,firm ofKaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter &Stein,presented a seminar,“TheBasics of Contract Drafting,”at the2003 Middle Atlantic hardscapingtrade show in Pennsauken,NewJersey. Korn is a litigator whosepractice covers construction andsurety law.1972Arthur J. Abramowitzhas beennamed as one of the top attorneysin the practice of bankruptcy andcreditor/debtors’rights in the stateof New Jersey in the March 2003issue of New Jersey Monthly.Abramowitz is co-chair of Cozenand O’Connor’s bankruptcy,insolvency,and restructuringdepartment in its Cherry Hill,New Jersey office.1973Evelyn Boss Coganhas beenappointed by Chancellor AudreyCivilRightsLawyerHonoredatWomen’sLawCaucusDinnerPORRATA-DORIAWINS YALE AWARDWhen Temple LawProfessor Raphael Porrata-Doria was selected to receivethis year’s Yale Medal,hejoined an impressive group.Previous winners include suchluminaries as Dean Acheson,Secretary of State duringthe Truman presidency; Paul Mellon,the philanthropistwho founded the Yale Center for British Art; andKingman Brewster,who served as president of Yale andU.S. Ambassador to Great Britain. Each year,the Yalealumni association selects five honorees,usually alumni,to recognize for outstanding service to the university. Porrata-Doria,a 1972 graduate of Yale Law School,first served on the board of the Yale Club of Philadelphia,and later became involved in theAssociation of Yale Alumni,holding several leadershippositions. Porrata-Doria,who grew up in Puerto Rico,came to Philadelphia in 1972 to attend the University ofPennsylvania. He joined the Temple’s law school facultyin 1983,and teaches courses in corporate law,securities,and private and public international law.Symposium organizers orchestrated a reenactment ofApple v. Franklin,allowing symposium participants therare opportunity to hear from many of the original“actors”in the case. The reenactment was presided overby Professor David Post,and argued by attorneysinvolved in the original case:Joel S. Goldhammer forApple,and Manny D. Polotilow for Franklin.The panel discussion that followed focused on theorigins of the case and how the parties involved havechanged because of it. Barry Borden,CEO of FranklinComputer Corporation during the controversy,wasjoined by Ron Panitch of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &Feld,C. Randall Bain,of Brown & Bain,and JeromeShestack,of Wolf Block Schorr and Solis-Cohen.Featured speakers were Judge Dolores Sloviter,U.S.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit,author of theoriginal opinion,and Judge Lewis A. Kaplan,DistrictCourt of the Southeast District of New York,author ofANGEL WINS BAR AWARDProfessor Marina Angel wasselected this year to receive aspecial achievement awardfrom the Pennsylvania BarAssociation. The award,presented April 24,2003 at a PBA breakfast,states:“Her efforts...have ensured that members of the Barhave been properly educated about the status of womenin the profession in Pennsylvania.”The award recognized Angel’s work with the PBA’sCommission on Women in the Profession. She authoredthe “Annual Report Card”which charts the status ofwomen in the Pennsylvania Bar Association,the 100largest law firms in Pennsylvania,District Attorney andPublic Defender offices,and the Pennsylvania andfederal judiciary. Angel also created an award,giventhis year to Ballard,Spahr,Andrews & Ingersoll,for thepromotion of women to leadership positions within thefirm. Last year Willig,Williams and Davidson receivedthe award.Rhonda Brownstein ‘86 (third from left), Director of the Southern PovertyLaw Center, was the 2003 honoree and featured speaker at the Women’sLaw Caucus annual dinner. Student organizers of the dinner included (fromleft to right) Chelsey Lightey, Kimber Parker, Kelly Diffily, Anna Millmanand Christine Swift.Speakers and panelists atthe Apple V. Franklinsymposium include (fromleft to right):ProfessorPeter S. Menell,Nancy R.Frandsen,Judge Lewis A.Kaplan,Judge Dolores K.Sloviter,Professor David G.Post,Joel S. Goldhammer,C. Randall Bain,DonnaJohnson ’03,R. BarryBorden,Manny D.Pokotilow,Jimmie Johnson’03,and Laura G. Miller.the first opinion based on The Digital MillenniumCopyright Act. Exhibits at the symposium displayed theoriginal technology at issue in the case,including AppleII and Franklin ACE 100 models. The briefing book wasa compilation of legal documents and other news itemsrelated to Apple v. Franklin.Other panelists were Jesse Feder,U.S. CopyrightOffice; Nancy R. Frandsen,DrinkerBiddle; Christopher Katopis,U.S. Patent and Trademark Office;Professor Peter S. Menell,Berkeley Center for Law and Technology; Laura G. Miller,Cozen O’Connor;Ronald L. Panitch,Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld;Manny D. Pokotilow,Caesar,Rivise,Bernstein,Cohen & Pokotilow; and Greg Winsky,FranklinElectronic Publishers.The symposium was supported by the CopyrightSociety of the United States of America and sponsoredby Brown & Bain,Caesar,Rivise,Bernstein,Cohen,&Pokotilow; Cozen O’Connor; PMBR; RatnerPrestia; andReed Smith.Talley to serve as co-chair of the Philadelphia BarAssociation committee on professional responsibility.This is Cogan’s fifth year of acting as co-chair with theHonorable Denis Cohen.Charles J. Cunningham IIIhas been appointed by thePennsylvania Supreme Court to chair the court’sdisciplinary board,where he has served as a membersince 1997. Cunningham maintains a litigation andappellate practice as a partner with Stephen P. Gallagher& Associates. Robert G. Hanna,of Marshall,Dennehey,Warner,Coleman & Goggin,will participate in the 2003municipal law colloquium sponsored by thePennsylvania Bar Institute regarding use of force issues. 1975Pat Wolffis practicing law in Guam in addition to being very involved in a non-profit mediationorganization that teaches conflict resolution to students.Wolff is also active in 35+ sports programs and has beennamed chair of the Governor’s Council on PhysicalFitness.1976Charisse Lillie,and her firm of Ballard Spahr Andrews& Ingersoll,received major recognition from thePennsylvania Bar Association for their support ofwomen in the legal profession. At an April 2003ceremony,Lillie received the Anne X. Alpern Award,awarded to a female judge or lawyer who demonstratesexcellence in the legal profession. Ballard Spahrreceived the PBA Award for the Promotion of Women toLeadership Positions. Lillie is the chair of the firm’slitigation department where her practice focuses on thedefense of discrimination actions.1977Barbara W. Freedman,a partner with Duane Morris &Heckscher,is a member of the Philadelphia BarAssociation’s board of governors,chair-elect of theAssociation’s tax section and co-chair of the 43rd annualPhiladelphia Tax Conference. In addition,Freedman isan editor of ERISA:A Comprehensive Guide,2ndedition,Schneider & Freeman,Aspen Publishers,2002.John Necci,director of Temple Lawlibrary and visiting associate professor,was recently featured on a paneldiscussion on the USA Patriot Actorganized by the Temple UniversityFaculty Senate. Necci spoke on thelegislative history of the act,and thethreat to library patrons’right to read.1979William P. Carlucci,a shareholder inthe Williamsport,Pennsylvania,firm ofElion,Wayne,Grieco,Carlucci,Shipman and Irwin,is vice president,president-elect for 2005,of thePennsylvania Bar Association. Mark Mendel ’57 has been awarded theTemple University General AlumniAssociation’s highest alumni award, theAlumni Distinguished Services Award. Theaward was presented at Founder’s Dinner onApril 5, 2003. Mendel, a General Alumniboard member since 1952, is past presidentof the Varsity Club (now the Owl Club).6 • TEMPLEESQ. SUMMER 2003Edward J. Hayes,of Fox,Rothschild,O’Brien &Frankel,has been honored for his dedication toproviding pro bono work services to the Philadelphiacommunity. Philadelphia Volunteers for the IndigentProgram (VIP) presented Hayes with the William J.Brennan Award for his outstanding services as a trainerfor VIP.1981Saul Ewing real estate partnerFrederick D. Stroberhas been electedpresident of Philadelphia VolunteerLawyers for the Arts (PVLA). Hiselection follows a decade-long tenure asa director of PVLA,which provides probonolegal assistance and educationalprograms to area artists and cultural organizations.1983Steven N. Haas,a member of Cozen & O’Connor’scorporate and emerging business and venture capitaldepartments,spoke at the Ottawa Centre for Researchand Innovation’s Partnership conference on “ConflictsBetween Management and the Board.”Haasconcentrates his practice in acquisitions,mergers,andcorporate finance transactions.Raymond B. Ostroskiwrites,“I was recently appointedto the position of senior vice president,general counsel,and corporate secretary of Commonwealth TelephoneEnterprises Inc.,a public company in the telecom arenain Dallas,Pennsylvania.”1984Marc S. Raspanti,a founding shareholder of Miller,Alfano & Raspanti,has been appointed by GovernorRendell to a four-year term on the PennsylvaniaCommission on Crime and Delinquency. Raspanti wasgranted a formal law enforcement position as a result of his time served as an assistant districtattorney under former District Attorney Rendell.Raspanti’s practice focuses on white collar criminallitigation and affirmative civil litigation under the FalseClaims Act.Louise Robackis the executive director of the MaineCivil Liberties Union,the state affiliate of the ACLU.Roback took the position with the MCLU in August2002 after 7 years with the New York Civil LibertiesUnion. She lives in South Freeport,Maine,with her husband.1985Rita Buckley Connollyhas been reappointed as thechief executive officer of the Domestic Abuse Project ofDelaware County in Media,Pennsylvania. James J. Kozuch,a partner of Caesar,Rivise,Bernstein,Cohen & Pokotilow,has been appointed to the board ofcommissioners of Lehigh County.Kozuch’s firm limits itself to intellectualproperty law and Kozuch concentrateshis practice in litigation,trademarkprosecution,and patent prosecution in the fields ofmechanical engineering and business methods.Vanessa M. Nennihas been elected president of theLehigh County Bar Association.1986John F. McCourthas been appointed director of theU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’Newark,NewJersey,regional office. Prior to accepting this positionMcCourt served as special assistant to the under-secretary for benefits in Washington.1988John C. Rafferty Jr.has been elected PennsylvaniaState Senator for the 44th senatorial district,where heserves as vice chair for the senate communications andtechnology committee,and is a member of the senatecommunity and economic development,judiciary,lawand justice,and local government committees.This spring,David I. Rosenbaum,litigation attorney at Klett RooneyLieber & Schorling and adjunctprofessor at Temple University Schoolof Law,joined forces with his client,David Cordero,corporate counsel ofBMW of North America,to present aspecial class on automotive product liability. Rosenbaumalso recently served as lead litigator for GovernorRendell’s campaign in election day disputes in theMontgomery County Court of Common Pleas.1989Margaret Gallagher Thompsonhas joined Cozen & O’Connor as amember of its estates and trusts group.Thompson is chair of the rules andpractice committee of the PhiladelphiaBar Association’s probate and trust lawsection,and is a member of the section’sexecutive committee.Morey Rosenbloom ’69 toLead Business Department at Blank RomeOn January 1,2003,one of nation’s largestlaw firms,Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley,announced sweeping changes. In addition tostreamlining its name to Blank Rome,the firm unveiled a major restructuring of practice management.At that time,Temple Law graduate MoreyRosenbloom ’69 was named to lead the firm’sbusiness department. A total of 19 practicegroups are now divided into three departments:litigation,business,and financial services/real estate.With approximately 400 attorneys in 11offices,Blank Rome is ranked 85th among thetop 100 largest firms in the country,according to The American Lawyer Magazine.NEW SCHOLARSHIP HONORSJUDGE CIPRIANI ’43The Justinian Foundation and The Charitableand Education Trust of the Grand Lodge ofPennsylvania have made a donation to TempleUniversity Beasley School of Law to establish a scholarship in honor of Judge Nicholas A.Cipriani ’43. The gift supports an annual awardto a law student who is a member of the Templechapter of the Justinian Society.Judge Cipriani ’43 was honored on June 10,2003 at a luncheon held by the JustinianFoundation at the Union League.1991Michael J. Hyneshas been promoted to a seniormember of Cozen & O’Connor,where he practices in itsPhiladelphia office.Eileen Warner Strulsonhas joinedMarshall,Dennehey,Warner,Coleman& Goggin as an associate in its CherryHill,New Jersey,office. Strulsonconcentrates her practice in defendingmedical malpractice litigation.1992Scott F. Cooper,a partner in the employment,benefitsand labor practice group of Blank Rome,was co-chairand moderator for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Labor& Employment Law Summit 2003. Cooper created thefirst-time event to bring judges,commission,and agencyrepresentatives together with practitioners to discuss thestate of employment and relations in the region of labor. Gregory Giangiordanowrites,“In July 2002 I wasnamed vice president and general counsel of Agilisys,asoftware developer focused on the manufacturing sector.I work from its Malvern,Pennsylvania,office.”Arthur Gravaniswrites,“I received two promotionsthis winter. First,I was promoted to associate vicepresident and corporate officer of A. G. Edwards TrustCompany in Southport,Connecticut. More importantly Iwas promoted to “Dad!”My wife Caroline gave birth toour little boy,Edward Nicholas Gravanis,on February13th.”1993Steve W. Day Jr.,of Marshall,Dennehey,Warner,Coleman & Goggin,was a guest speaker at three recentseminars and conferences. Day spoke tothe Pennsylvania Association ofResources for People with MentalRetardation’s annual conference,theannual conference of the Long TermCare Risk Management Insurance Group,and presenteda continuing medical education program to a group ofphysicians at Crozer Chester Medical Center. Dayconcentrates his practice in defending medicalmalpractice and is co-chair of the firm’s long-term careliability practice group.1994Brian Augustine,the owner and operator of therestaurant “Illuminare”in the Fairmount neighborhoodof Philadelphia,has received a distinction award byZagat Survey for Restaurants 2003,which described therestaurant’s dining room as one of the prettiest in the city.Caroline M. (Kurz) Austinhas been elected a partnerat Wolf,Block,Schorr & Solis-Cohen. Austin is amember of the employment services practice group andis resident in the firm’s Philadelphia office,where sheconcentrates her practice in employment litigation.Cynthia M. Certohas been elected a partner at Rawle& Henderson,where she concentrates her practice in thearea of commercial vehicle and transportation litigation.1995Dorothy Bollinger,of Fox,Rothschild,O’Brien &Frankel’s Lansdale,Pennsylvania,office presented“Avatars:Online Manifestations of Real People’sPrivacy”at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s seminar“Internet Law Update 2003.”Bollinger’s practicefocuses on cyber law and education law.Crystal Fritschhas been promoted to assistant directorof the LL.M. in Trial Advocacy program at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Inaddition,Fritsch continues to coach the mock trial teamat Masterman High School,which recently won itsfourth city championship.Teresa Nortonwas elected partner at Lanahan & Reillyin Santa Rosa,California,where she manages the estateplanning and probate department.1996Jacques L. Etkowiczhas been elected shareholder at RatnerPrestia,an intellectual property firm in thePhiladelphia area.David S. Makarahas joined Marshall,Dennehey,Warner,Coleman & Gogginas an associate in its Philadelphia officeand serves in the casualty department.Paul H. McConnelland his wifeSuzanne announce the birth of BrooksMorgan in February 2003. McConnellserves as a military judge at Camp Lejeune,NorthCarolina. 1997Paul Legaardhas been promoted to a senior member ofCozen & O’Connor and practices in its Philadelphiaoffice.Madeline M. Martinhas joined The Erb Firm as anassociate in its trusts and estate practice,focusing herpractice on estate litigation matters,including willcontests.Mark Mendel ’57 with Karen O’DonnellEmory (left) and Atole Jacobi (right).Hon. Lawrence PrattisClass of 1951Thomas F. McGuireClass of 1953Herbert SquiresClass of 1955Frans M. De NieClass of 1966Howard L. PerzanClass of 1988IN MEMORIAMTEMPLEESQ. SUMMER 2003 • 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 Goldwater Temple Esq.Temple University Beasley School of Law1719 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122 To change your mailing address, call (215) 204-1187 or go to the website at http://www.temple.edu/lawschool/. SENDUSYOURNEWS!Date ___________________________Class of ________ Degree _________Sixteen students werenamed Beasley Scholars inthe class that entered thelaw school last fall.Pictured are (front row, left to right) Sok Be,Jennifer Sosa, SusanMorrison; (middle row) Erik Cruz, Jin Ro, SarahOdonkor, Lindsey Ermey,Katonya Mosley; (back row) Ali Golestoneh, JohnPowers, Parsa Abtahian,Robert Murken and Jeremy Hsu.Beasley Scholars,students who demonstrateboth financial need andacademic excellence,receive full tuitionscholarships in the firstyear of law school and half tuition in eachadditional year. Thescholarship was created in recognition of thegenerous endowmentmade by James E. Beasley ’56.STERN MOOT COURT COMPETITIONThe 2003 Stern Moot Court Competition, heldApril 9, was presided over by Judge Thomas I.Vanaskie, U.S. District Court for the MiddleDistrict of Pennsylvania, Judge Susan F.Maven ’87, Superior Court of New Jersey, andProfessor David G. Post. The competition isnamed for I. Herman Stern, who was on thelaw faculty from 1948 until his death in 1979.VISITING DIPLOMATS continued from page twoFOUR CONTINENTS continued from page twoMaking of the International Criminal Court,”Sladediscussed the challenges and opportunities encounteredin establishing a new international court against abackdrop of extremely divergent domestic legal systems.During Sir Geoffrey Palmer’s visit to the law schoolin April,he delivered three separate presentations todifferent members of the Temple community. In anaddress to faculty members,“From Law Professor toPrime Minister to Practitioner,”Palmer spoke franklyabout the challenges and rewards of his career,thatincluded stints as a law professor,as New Zealand’sPrime Minister,as a judge of the International Court ofJustice,and as a practitioner. In a small luncheon forstudents and faculty,Palmer drew upon his experiencerepresenting New Zealand in the Rainbow Warriordispute,and as a judge of the International Court ofJustice,in a talk entitled “International Tribunals:TheirUses and Limits.”Finally,in a talk open to the entirelaw school community,he spoke on “The UnitedNations and International Law in the Age of the MegaPower,”focusing on the potential threat to the rule oflaw that the mega-power presents while also pointing tothe hope of U.N. involvement in countering thehostilities that have arisen out of the Iraqi conflict.Institute distinguished diplomats and distinguishedscholars-in-residence like Slade and Palmer are inresidence at the law school for short periods of time,andcontribute to and participate in the intellectual life of thelaw school. The Institute has also hosted Supreme Courtjustices from China,Japan,and South Africa; diplomatssuch as the president of the body organizing the newInternational Criminal Court and the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes; and prominent scholars fromEurope,Australia,Canada and the United States.devoted to tax law. His current research involves U.S.constitutional frameworks in domestic taxation law,implicated in fiscal relationships between federal,stateand local governments.Sanni says of his experience at Temple:“TheInstitute treasures its international scholars far beyondthe usual standard elsewhere. This is evident from thewarmth and encouragement that I received from theonset to fully participate in the activities of the Institute.… What is more,many distinguished members andfellows of the Institute showed genuine interest in myresearch and greatly assisted in improving some of myideas. It is a privilege to benefit from the experience ofsuch an array of eminent scholars.”Johnson speaks on nuclear non-proliferationInternational law expert Larry Johnson presented awell-attended April 4 lecture,“How the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime Works—and Doesn’t Work.”Johnson served for a decade as the U.N.’s principal legalofficer in the Office of General Counsel. He then servedas legal adviser to the International Atomic EnergyAgency,the U.N. body dealing with non-proliferation ofnuclear weapons and the peaceful uses of nuclearenergy. During his time at the U.N.,Johnson also helpeddraft the statute of the International Criminal Tribunalfor the former Yugoslavia; served as chief of staff of theOffice of the Special Representative of the SecretaryGeneral for the U.N. protection forces in the formerYugoslavia; and served on Kofi Annan’s transition team.Next year,Johnson will serve as chef de cabinetto thenew president of the International Criminal Tribunal forthe former Yugoslavia.For more information about Temple’s Institute for International Law and Public Policy, please visit their website at www.temple.edu/lawschool/iilpp.Above,law student Tara Gill Nalencz argued as an appellee; below,Nick Strasser was anappellant. Also competing were Courtney Bryantand Jordan Koko; Koko received an award forthe best oral argument.Robert L. Schmidthas joined Norris,McLaughlin &Marcus in Somerville,New Jersey,as an associate in itsbankruptcy and creditors’rights and commerciallitigation departments.1998Michael Adler,an associate in the commercial litigationgroup of Blank Rome,served as a moderator at theAmerican Inns of Court National Leadership in May2003. Adler presented “Communicating with YourMembers:Tools,Tips,and Resources.”Adlerconcentrates his practice on litigation and disputeresolution,e-commerce and telecommunications issues.William D. Auxer,an associate with the Blue Bell,Pennsylvania,firm of Kaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter & Stein,presented a seminar,“The Basics of ContractDrafting,”at the Middle Atlantic hardscaping tradeshow. Auxer concentrates his practice in environmentallaw,construction law,and public contracting.2002Laura M. Carlinhas joined Hamburg,Rubin,Mullin,Maxwell & Lupin as anassociate in the litigation department.While in law school,Carlin was amember of the 2002 National MootCourt Trial Championship team.Ryan Andrew McGoniglewrites,“I amworking as a federal judicial law clerk for the Hon.Oliver W. Wanger,a federal district court judge in theEastern District of California. I recently published twoarticles I wrote for Professors Gyandoh and Sevareid.“The Role of Precedents in Mixed Jurisdictions:AComparative Analysis of Louisiana and the Philippines,”was published in July 2002 by the Electronic Journal ofComparative Law,and “‘High Albania’Revisited:TheGjakmarrjee and the Customary Law of the NorthernAlbanian Alps,”was published in volume 8 of ColumbiaLaw School’s Journal of East European Law.”The Honorable Jacqueline F. Allen,CivilDivision Justice in the Pennsylvania Court ofCommon Pleas,was honored at this year’s 34th annual banquet of the Black Law Students Association. Temple’s Black Law Students Association has a34-year history at Temple Law School. In 1969nine African-American and Hispanic studentsformed BLSA to challenge racism both in legaleducation and in the community. In the 34 yearsthat followed,BLSA graduated over 650 membersas the organization evolved into one focused notonly on political advocacy but on academicachievement,professional development andcommunity service.TempleREALWORLD.REALLAW.TEMPLEUNIVERSITYBEASLEYSCHOOLOFLAWNON-PROFITORGANIZATIONU.S. POSTAGE PAIDPHILADELPHIA,PAPERMIT NO. 1044JAMES E. BEASLEY SCHOOL OF LAWOF TEMPLE UNIVERSITY1719 North Broad StreetPhiladelphia,PA 19122LAW SCHOOLANDALUMNINEWS • SUMMER 2003VISIT OUR WEBSITE: http://www.temple.edu/lawschool/WRITE TO US: lawalum@astro.ocis.temple.eduToday,BLSA is involved in a wide range ofactivities within the law school and in the largercommunity. The group awards three scholarships:the Dean Carl E. Singley ’72 HBCU Scholarship,established by Joe Tucker ’89; the John F. Street’75 Law and Legislature Scholarship; and theSerena Dobson Ross ’78 Centennial Scholarship. Inaddition,BLSA members work with the admissionsrecruitment program,career planning workshops,the Big Sister/Big Brother program,and Adopt-A-School Mentor program. During the school year,the group also organizes a food drive and a voterregistration drive. Associate Dean JoAnne A. Eppsis the organization’s adviser.Attending the April 17,2003 BLSA banquet were (from left):Carl Singley ’72,BLSA President Linda Fanté ’03,Hon.Jacqueline Allen ’79,and Joe Tucker ’89.Save the date!Class of ’78 25th Reunion • September 19, 2003Calling former judicial clerks. . .Career Planning Office seeks mentorsTemple Law graduates have a long and rich history ofserving the judicial system as law clerks to judges in federal andstate courts. Our alumni/ae are our best resource for helping lawstudents enter this new world.Please join our efforts to prepare law students for judicialclerkships by serving as a mentor for a student seeking aclerkship. Volunteer mentors advise students about theapplication process,conduct mock interviews,and support and encourage students through this often difficult process.If you are willing to aid in this effort or wish to learn moreabout it,please contact:Karen Jackson Vaughn,Assistant Dean for Career Planning,at karen.jackson@temple.edu or (215) 204-1285.Law school group visits Cuba over spring break Student Marlo Cohen (far left),organizer of a trip to Cuba for 28members of the law school community attended a salsa party with two law students from the University of Havana and fellowTemple law student David Salavore Ocasio (far right). See story on page three.LAW SCHOOL BUILDING WINSARCHITECTURAL AWARDMorris and Sylvia Barrack Hall, renovated for thelaw school by the Philadelphia firm of SRKArchitects, was selected to receive a 2002preservation achievement award by thePreservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia. Therenovation of the former College Hall wasrecognized for “applying measures necessary tosustain the existing form, integrity, and materialsof an historic property.” Built in 1883, the former College Hall sat vacantand in danger of permanent deterioration for over20 years until 1999, when a generous donationfrom Leonard ’68 and Lynne Barrack gave the lawschool the opportunity to commission thebuilding’s renovation. In use since January 2002,Morris and Sylvia Barrack Hall, named in honor ofLeonard’s parents, substantially enlarges thephysical plant of the law school, with the additionof a three floors of classroom, office and relaxationspace located only one block north of Klein LawBuilding on Broad Street. Law school administratorsDorothy Lee (left) and RukiyahHarris were singled out forspecial thanks from BLSAstudents and alumni.Next >