REALWORLD.REALLAW.TEMPLEUNIVERSITYBEASLEYSCHOOLOFLAWTempleLAW SCHOOLANDALUMNINEWS • SUMMER 2004ABAPRESIDENT IS 2004GRADUATIONSPEAKERDennis Wayne Archerschools—never stopped believing that they could winthe state championship; that in so doing,they couldvault over some of the state’s more elite private andmagnet schools. And that’s just what they did. In a competition in which students try cases,alternately playing prosecution and defense,Overbrookbeat 11 other teams—including prestigious Philadelphiaacademic magnet Masterman—at the state finals inHarrisburg last month. The finalists had been culledfrom more than 260 teams statewide. And while many teams had at least eight members—some even had separate prosecution and defense teams,plus a bench—Overbrook did the job with the five whojust wouldn’t quit. Several days a week,they traveled to the UpperDarby home of Beauchemin,who was recovering from Dennis Wayne Archer,president of theAmerican Bar Association,former Detroitmayor,and Michigan Supreme Court Justice,was the 2004 graduation speaker at TempleUniversity Beasley School of Law. Dennis Archer is the first person of colorelected to the highest office of the American BarAssociation,and has achieved national,state andmunicipal leadership positions despite humblebeginnings. Born in Detroit,he was raised inCassopolis,Michigan,and took his first job atthe age of eight,as a caddy for a local golfcourse. Archer held a series of odd jobs,workinghis way through college and law school. Heearned a B.S. in Education from WesternMichigan University,and then taught learningdisabled children at two Detroit public schoolsfrom 1965-70,while attending law school.Archer earned his J.D. from Detroit College ofLaw in 1970,and practiced law as a trial lawyerand a partner in several Detroit firms. He waslater an associate professor at the Detroit Collegeof Law and adjunct professor at Wayne StateUniversity Law School. In 1985 Governor James Blanchard appointedArcher an Associate Justice of the MichiganSupreme Court. He was elected to an eight-yearterm the following year. In his final year on thebench,Archer was named the most respectedjudge in Michigan by Michigan Lawyers Weekly.In 1994,Archer was elected to the first of twofour-year terms as mayor of the city of Detroit,and was named president of the National Leagueof Cities in 2001. After leaving the mayor’soffice,Archer was elected chairman of DickinsonWright PLLC,a 200-person,Detroit-based lawfirm with offices in Michigan and in Washington,D.C. He sits on the corporate boards of JohnsonControls Inc.,Compuware Corporation andCovisint,and North Carolina Mutual LifeInsurance Company.Archer has long been active in the organizedbar,serving as president of the Wolverine BarAssociation in 1979-80,the National BarAssociation in 1983-84,and the State Bar ofMichigan in 1984-85. He is a life member of theFellows of the American Bar Foundation and theNational Bar Association; a fellow of theInternational Society of Barristers; and lifemember of the Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference.Archer spoke at the Beasley Law School’sMay 20 graduation ceremony,at which more than300 J.D. degrees and 83 LL.M.s were awarded.continued on page twoPlease join us at theTemple Law School TableThose interested in purchasing a ticket to the Margaret Brent Luncheon at the ABAconference and being seated at aTemple Law School table should contactJulia Gillespie at 312-988-5715 orgillespiej@staff.abanet.org by July 8, 2004.Professor Marina Angel has beenselected to receive a Margaret BrentWomen Lawyers of AchievementAward from the American BarAssociation’s Commission on Womenin the Profession. The twelth annual award,recognizing the“accomplishments of women lawyerswho have excelled in their field andhave paved the way to success for otherwomen lawyers,”will be presented inAugust at the ABA national conventionin Atlanta.“I’m thrilled to join such a stellargroup of women advocates,”said Angelabout her five fellow honorees. “But wehave to stay on message. Too many young women think gender discrimination is gone. It’s only when they join the profession that they discover women aredisappearing from partnership tracks in firms and tenuretracks in law schools.”Past Margaret Brent Award recipients include RuthBader Ginsburg,U.S. Supreme Court; Hon. Elaine R.Jones,director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defenseand Education Fund; Hon. Janet Reno,former U.S.Attorney General; Patricia Schroeder,U.S. House ofRepresentatives (retired); and Dean Herma Hill Kay,University of California Berkeley School of Law. “Professor Angel exemplifies the criteria for thisaward,and we are delighted that she has garnerednational recognition for her stellar career achievements,”says Dean Robert J. Reinstein. “Temple Law is fortunateto have such an esteemed professional on our faculty.”“Marina has an almost legendary record,bothnationally and internationally,and not only because ofher scholarly achievements in the area of women’srights,”adds Professor Rafael Porrata-Doria,a long-timecolleague and friend. “She has mentored an incrediblenumber of young women and minority students into thelegal profession. Students love her because she is someone whoreally cares.”Angel,who joined the faculty in1979,teaches courses on legaldecision-making,violence againstwomen,labor and employment law,and juvenile law. She previouslyserved as an attorney for the NewYork firm of Gordon & Schectmanand the Defender Association ofPhiladelphia,and as a law clerk forthe NAACP Legal Defense andEducation Fund. A frequent lecturer and author onwomen’s issues,Angel has receivednumerous honors,including the 1998 Pennsylvania BarAssociation Anne X. Alpern Award and the 1996Philadelphia Bar Association Sandra Day O’ConnorAward. Angel is the author of the Pennsylvania BarAssociation’s Annual Report Card,charting the status ofwomen in the PBA,the 100 largest law firms inPennsylvania,District Attorney and Public Defenderoffices,and the Pennsylvania and federal judiciary. Angel earned a B.A. in 1965 from Barnard College,a J.D.,magna cum laude,in 1969 from ColumbiaUniversity School of Law,and a LL.M. in 1977 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.Editor’s note:Temple Law,Education,and Participation (LEAP) directs theJohn S. Bradway Programs,whichinclude the Philadelphia High SchoolMock Trial Competition,Trial AdvocacyDay,Juror Experiences,and Elemen-tary Scripted Mock Trial Contest.by Susan Snyder, InquirerStaff Writer(Sunday, April 11, 2004)When Overbrook High School teacherPhilip Beauchemin was struck with alife-threatening illness before Christmas,20 members of the school’s mock-trialteam dropped out,figuring that they didn’tstand a chance in competition without their coach. But five students at Philadelphia’s Overbrook—longconsidered one of the city’s toughest neighborhoodOverbrook High School championship teamposes with mock trial judge,radio talk showhost Michael Smerconish (fourth from left).Professor Marina AngelJanet 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 Fax:(215) 204-1185Change of address:(215) 204-11872 • TEMPLEESQ. SUMMER 2004TEMPLEESQ.Published by the Temple University Beasley School of Law for alumni and friends.Robert J. Reinstein, Deana blood infection,to practice,sometimes staying fivehours. The team also got assistance from two Overbrookalumni:Tyray Miller,24,who led Overbrook’s team toits only other state mock-trial championship in 1997,and lawyer Khadijah Scott,26,who found her careerthrough the mock-trial team. “There are so many misconceptions about Overbrookand inner-city schools,that we can only compete inbasketball but not on an intellectual level. It’s amazingthat people underestimate us. We can compete!”saidsenior LaJuan D. Tucker,18. She gave a lot of credit to Beauchemin:“He couldteach anybody to do anything.”Last week,Tucker and her four original teammates,plus a few new recruits,met at Temple University LawSchool—which sponsors the Philadelphia mock-trialprogram—to practice for the next challenge:the nationalcompetition May 6-9 in Orlando,Fla. Beauchemin passed out papers describing thecharacters and details of the fictitious capital-murdercase that will be the focus of the contest. “The race is on,”he told his students. “There aremore than 40 teams in the country. Who’s going to getready faster?”Beauchemin,a social-studies teacher with a lawdegree,has been coaching Overbrook’s team since 1988.That fell into jeopardy this school year when hecontracted a staph infection shortly before Christmas.He spent eight days in a coma and two more weeks inintensive care—at just the time that the team normallywould kick practice into high gear. His wife,Phyllis,called Miller,a local television host/producer who hasremained close toBeauchemin sincegraduation:“I saidwhen Phil becomesconscious again,it’sjust going to kill himif this team cannotparticipate.”Miller stepped in:“I said,‘I’ll be there.’”When Beaucheminwas well enough,theteam went to hishome for practice. “He still had hisIV in,a medicine bag and cane,”said Tucker. Miller said that Tucker,who lives with her grand-mother,became “the glue holding these kids together.”Tucker said she might become a lawyer. She hasbeen accepted at several colleges,including Dartmouth,Brown and Duke. With Beauchemin unable to accompany the team tothe local competitions,there were some tense moments,such as the Saturday afternoon when Tucker calledOverbrook principal Ethelyn Payne Young in a panic.Only four members showed up for a competition at theCriminal Justice Center. Without a fifth member,theywould have to forfeit. continued from page oneTemple law graduate Philip E. Beauchemin coachedthis year’s championship mock-trial team fromOverbrook High School—the winners of thePennsylvania Statewide Mock Trial Competition. Ingaining the championship,Overbrook beat out morethan 250 other high school teams.As a teacher in Philadelphia public high schools,Beauchemin has been coaching since the competition’sinception twenty years ago. He coached first at SouthPhiladelphia and Washington High Schools,beforecoming to Overbrook in 1987. Beauchemin is no stranger to victory. Overbrooktook the state championship in 1997 and has won fourPhiladelphia public league and three city regionalchampionships. Beauchemin says that Overbrook’ssuccess comes from “being smart and working hard.”Every student on the Overbrook team is a senior.Unlike many schools who field two teams,Overbrookstudents start doing mock trial in their senior year,whenmany have Beauchemin as a teacher.Beauchemin received his undergraduate degree at theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1970 andcompleted a master’s degree in education at Temple in1974 before entering Temple Law School at nightbecause he had been laid off frequently enough fromteaching jobs that he wanted a backup career. For several years,Beauchemin maintained a part-time law practice in addition to teaching; many of hisclients were former students who needed legal help andcouldn’t afford a lawyer. However,he says that theimposition of continuing legal education (CLE)requirements forced him to give up his practice. Withfew exceptions,he took on cases on a pro bonobasisand often operated at a loss; the additional burden ofCLE courses proved too costly and time-consuming.Teaching has always been Beauchemin’s first love.He teaches American history and social sciences,including political science and law. Beauchemin choosesto stay at Overbrook despite the challengingenvironment and the seniority to teach at a moreprestigious school. Says Beauchemin of Overbrook,“What many people don’t realize is that there is a largenumber of truly serious kids who will do anything to get their education,despite the chaos in the schoolenvironment. Many don’t have supportive families.Their motivation comes from within and they have much more drive than many kids from privilegedbackgrounds.”Even though working conditions can bedangerous—Beauchemin was the 11th teacher assaultedat Overbrook last year—Beauchemin doesn’t want toabandon the many students whose talent and motivationhe clearly admires.OVERBROOK CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM COACHED BY PHILIP E. BEAUCHEMIN ’83“I got someone whoagreed to come,and wequickly sped down,”Young said. Young,who becameprincipal this year,said theteam had boosted schoolspirit after having itsadministration dismantledlast year in the wake ofviolence and disruption.There had been 11 assaultson teachers,includingBeauchemin,who wasattacked from behind andknocked unconscious. But this year,theatmosphere has improved,and the success of themock-trial team has led that change. “It spills into thestudent body,”Young said. Team member Dorian Nelson,18,had wanted to be achef. But Temple officials,who were impressed with hisperformance,are planning to help him go there. Now hewants to be a lawyer. Nelson,who has a mustache and adeep,deliberate voice,already seems like one. “He almost looked like a minister,he was sopowerful,”said Todd Seelig,a Philadelphiaadministrative law judge who chairs the PennsylvaniaBar Association’s Young Lawyers Division,which runsthe state finals. Gwen Roseman Stern of Temple’s LEAP (Law,Education and Participation) program said Tucker,Nelson and the other three team members—JuanitaRobinson,17,Tionna Christopher,18,and ChristopherMcFadden,18—all were better than some actual lawyers. “They’re very concise,very persuasive,really hard-working and prepared,”she said. Stern has taken the team to see local trials. Robinsonwas so turned off by defense tactics at one trial that shechanged her mind about being a defense attorney. “You can’t pay me enough to put a witness like thaton the stand,”she said. Robinson,who will attend West Chester University,now wants to be a prosecutor. Reprinted with permission from the Philadelphia Inquirer.Temple LEAP staff (from left):Gwen Roseman Stern ’86,Eleanora Jones,Karen Forman ’85,and Roberta West ’89.Temple LEAP directs the mock trial competition.PENNSYLVANIAGOVERNOR ANDSENATOR ATTENDSPRING LAWSCHOOL EVENTSU.S. Senator Arlen Specter spoke to the law school community on April 9,2004. Governor Edward G. Rendellwas the speaker at the annualTemple Law AlumniAssociation luncheon,heldMay 3,2004 at the ParkHyatt at the Bellevue.TEMPLEESQ. SUMMER 2004 • 3FORMER UN COUNSEL HANS CORELL HOSTED BYINTERNATIONAL INSTITUTEPHILADELPHIA BARASSOCIATION ANNUALCONFERENCE: SUPREMECOURT JUSTICE SCALIA IS FEATURED SPEAKERAmbassador Hans Corell of the Swedish ForeignMinistry visited the law school as a DistinguishedDiplomat-in-Residence during the week of March22,2004. Hosted by Temple’s Institute forInternational Law and Public Policy,AmbassadorCorell spoke at a variety of events organized for thelaw school community as well as the public.After ten years as United Nations Legal Counseland Under-Secretary General for Legal Affairs,Ambassador Corell has recently returned to Swedento join the Swedish Foreign Ministry. During hisdecade at the UN,Corell was involved in virtuallyevery aspect of the work of the UN,including criticalinvolvement in establishing the international criminaltribunal for the former Yugoslavia and theInternational Criminal Court. During his visit to Temple Law,Corell presenteda series of seminars:“Combating Terrorism,”“The Internationalization of the Law SchoolCurriculum,”and “The Future of Humani-tarian Intervention,”which attracted facultyfrom other area law schools.In a public lecture entitled,“A Challenge to the UN and the World:Developing the Rule of Law,”Corell emphasized that theconcept of “rule of law,”which comes from the national level,must meet certain standards,especially in the area of human rights,and thatguidance for these standards often comes frominternational documents. He stressed that a rule oflaw,which is the whole body of norms needed toadminister a modern society,can only bedeveloped in a democratic state and is,by itsnature,ever-evolving. Corell argued that once established,the rule oflaw needs to be applied by the national authorities,including the courts,and “presupposes that theapplication of the law is entrusted to persons with integrity,independence and impartiality”and that the laws are properly published andaccessible to the general public. He also discussedthe various UN initiatives to support rule of lawefforts around the globe,and urged that the politicalwill to apply existing international instruments in thisarea be strengthened.The Institute for International Law and PublicPolicy,founded in 2001 and co-directed byProfessors Amelia H. Boss and Jeffrey Dunoff withprogram director Lucia Terrazzer,hosts visitors andorganizes colloquia throughout the academic year.—Lucia TerrazzerIn March 2004 the Institute for International Lawand Public Policy hosted a two-day meeting thatallowed leading thinkers and doers to discuss the threats that emerging international health trends pose to global governance.The meeting,entitled “SARS,Public Health andGlobal Governance,”brought together leading publichealth experts,including a Chinese epidemiologist;scholars from Johns Hopkins University,the HarvardSchool of Public Health,Columbia University School of Public Health,and Cambridge and OxfordUniversities; international relations experts fromPrinceton and Georgetown; current and formergovernment officials,including the former UN Under-Secretary General and the former General Counsel ofthe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; andprominent activists,such as the directors of theHIV/AIDS program at Human Rights Watch and theInternational HIV/AIDS Alliance in London.Temple Law Professor Scott Burris,James E.Beasley Professor of Law,helped organize theconference,and presented a paper,“Governance,Microgovernance and Health.”Institute directors AmyBoss and Jeff Dunoff,and Professor David Post alsoparticipated in the meeting. The papers presented at themeeting will be published in a special symposium issueof the Temple Law Review.—Lucia TerrazzerIranian documentaryfilmmaker andprofessor ofanthropology ZibaMir-Hosseini screeneda documentary aboutmarriage law in Iranduring a law schoolvisit sponsored by the Institute forInternational Law and Public Policy onFebruary 19,2004.In recent years, the spread of infectious diseases across national borders has brought the international dimensions of public health to the center of the international political and legal agenda.Ambassador Hans Corell (center) with ProfessorsJeffrey Dunoff and Amy Boss,Co-Directors of theInstitute for International Law and Public Policy.Gabriel Bevilacqua ’73,Chancellor of the Pennsylvania Bar Association,addresses the quarterly meeting.SARS ConferenceParticipantsObijifor Aginam, Carleton UniversityRonald Bayer, Columbia University School of Public HealthAmbassador Hans Corell, former UN Under-SecretaryGeneralJoanne Csete, Director, HIV/AIDS and Human RightsProgram, Human Rights WatchJacques deLisle, University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolMandeep Dhaliwal, Director, International HIV/AIDS AllianceEric Feldman, University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolDavid Fidler, Oxford UniversityLarry Gostin, Georgetown University Law CenterSophia Gruskin, Harvard University School of Public HealthLaurence R. Helfer, Princeton UniversityGene Matthews, former General Counsel, Centers forDisease Control and PreventionClifford M. Rees, New Mexico Department of HealthMark A. Rothstein, University of LouisvilleJason Sapsin, Johns Hopkins School of Public HealthJoanne Scott, Cambridge UniversitySusan K. Sell, George Washington UniversityEdward Swaine, The Wharton SchoolPeter Spiro, Hofstra University School of LawRoutau Wang, Chinese Center for Disease ControlCharles Weiss, Georgetown UniversitySupreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (left) with Abe Reich ’74 at the Philladelphia BarAssociation quarterly meeting on April 29,2004.4 • TEMPLEESQ. SUMMER 2004David E. Kendall’s April 14 lecture,“Life in theCourts:What I Didn’t Learn in Law School,”was thethird annual Herbert F. Kolsby Distinguished Lecture inTrial Advocacy. The lectureship was established in 2001to promote the discipline of trial advocacy within thenational academic and legal community. Last year’slecture was presented by Morris Dees of the SouthernPoverty Law Center.David Kendall is a partner in the Washington,D.C.offices of Williams & Connolly LLP. By his ownadmission,David Kendall has had a checkered legalcareer. His acquaintance with the legal process beganwhen he was arrested several times—but convicted only once—in Mississippi during the summer of 1964while attempting to register voters. For five years,hewas associate counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund,litigating a variety of civil rights cases and concentrating in defending deathpenalty cases.At Williams & Connolly since 1978,and a partnersince 1981,Kendall has litigated civil and criminal casesat the trial and appellate level. He has represented awide variety of criminal defendants who have beencharged with such “white collar”offenses as conspiracy,bribery,mail fraud,wire fraud,and obscenity. In civillitigation,he has represented accounting firms in anumber of different matters,including Arthur Andersenin the University Savings case. He also has representedclients in commercial arbitration,recently winning forthe Baltimore Orioles $10 million and naming rights tothe Camden Yards ballpark.Kendall began representing President and Mrs.Clinton in November 1993,in what was ostensibly asmall savings and loan matter involving WhitewaterDevelopment Company. He went on to represent theClintons in a variety of matters,including IndependentCounsel,Senate,House of Representatives,FDIC,RTC,and bar counsel investigations,civil litigation,and the1998-99 impeachment proceedings.Kendall has taught constitutional and media lawcourses as an adjunct professor at Columbia Law School and Georgetown University Law Center. He was a member of the five-person ABA task force that drafted the ABA Standards for Criminal Justice Fair Trial and Free Press released in 1991. He is on theboard of directors of the NAACP Legal Defense andEducational Fund.Author of several law review articles,Kendall is co-author of the book,“The Lottery and the Draft,”published by Harper & Row in 1970. He holds degreesfrom Wabash College,Yale Law School,and an M.A. in English Language and Literature from OxfordUniversity,which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar.Kendall clerked for Associate Justice Byron R. White in1971 and 1972,as well as serving in the U.S. Army.GRANT RAWDIN ’87 SPEAKS AT DEAN’S FORUMGrant Rawdin ’87 was the guest speakerat a March 25,2004 dean’s invitationalforum open to law students and faculty.Heis president,CEO,and shareholder of WescottFinancial Advisory Group,which he co-founded in 1987. The company evolved fromthe personal financial services he provided atDuane Morris,a Wescott shareholder. At thetime of Wescott’s formation,it was only thethirteenth ancillary business of a law firm inthe country.Rawdin is not only an attorney,he isalso an accountant and a certifiedfinancial planner. He has been namedone of the “Best Financial Advisors inAmerica”annually in Robb Report/WorthMagazinesince 1998. Grant’sprofessional background includes a legaland accounting concentration in tax,business,and estate planning,andinvestment analysis. He serves as advisorto many businesses,providing strategicand ongoing business advice. An active member of the community,Rawdin currently serves as chairman of the board of People’sEmergency Center. He has served as president of PEC Foundation andalso serves as pro-bono investment and financial adviser to severalcharitable organizations. WOMEN’S LAW CAUCUS HONORS LESLIE ANN MILLER ’94David E. Kendall delivers the third annual Herbert F.Kolsby Distinguished Lecture in Trial Advocacy.Grant Rawdin ’87Leslie Ann Miller ’94 (left) with Dean Robert J. Reinsteinand Assistant Dean Marylouise Esten at the annualWomen’s Law Caucus reception on March 25,2004.Law student Meghan Sheehan (left) is awarded the JudgeEvelyn M. Trommer Scholarship by Associate DeanJoAnne Epps at the Women’s Law Caucus reception.CLASSNOTESTEMPLEESQ. SUMMER 2004 • 5ESQ. SPOTLIGHTEdward S. Ellers ’75,has been teachingsecurities regulation,corporate transactions,andgaming law at the law school since 1996. He has a broad perspective to offer students at Temple,having worked in government,industry,and privatepractice over the course of his career.Professor Ellers grew up in Camp Hill,Pennsylvania and graduated from Tufts in 1970with a degree in political science. He went to workas a sales bulletin writer for Prentice-Hall and thenmanaged sales at a construction company beforeentering law school. Ellers’first job out of Temple Law was with theSecurities and Exchange Commission as a triallawyer handling civil securities cases. However,hewas also assigned to work part-time at the JusticeDepartment,where he had the opportunity tohandle criminal cases. Later he became a partner atthe firm of Klehr,Harrison,Harvey,Branzburg,and Ellers,where he headed the corporatedepartment,concentrating in securities law.In 1991,Ellers left Klehr,Harrison at theinvitation of a former client who asked him tobecome a partner in a riverboat gaming business.The firm,President Riverboat Casinos,opened thefirst riverboat casino in Davenport,Iowa. (Iowawas the first state to approve riverboat gaming—in1989.) Ellers’firm also opened riverboat casinos inSt. Louis,Missouri,and Biloxi,Mississippi,aftergaming was approved in those states. “The casino business is very legally intense,”says Ellers. “Many CEOs are lawyers or have alegal background.”Not only is the gaming industryhighly regulated,but riverboat casinos must dealwith numerous legal issues related to real estateacquisition,zoning,building permits,licenses,contracts,and employment. Riverboat gaming liesat the “intersection of various jurisdictions,such asthe Coast Guard and gaming commissions”andcasino managers must be familiarwith theregulations ofmany agencies.For this reason,Ellers says,board rooms of casinos“resemble thoseof Fortune 500companies,with many MBAs and lawyers,not thesharkskin suit-types”of popular imagination.Ellers left the gaming industry in 1996 to beginteaching at Temple Law School,where he carries afull course load. He considers teaching a “give-back”and donates his salary to Temple each year.“Temple provided me with an opportunity to go tolaw school which I would not have otherwise had.Anything that happened to me afterwards would nothave happened had it not been for the opportunitywhich Temple gave me.”On the subject of success,Ellers is passionateand eloquent. “To be successful you have be smart,have passion for what you do,and take risks.Passion carries you through until luck clicks in. One of the components of luck is that you have torecognize that you are lucky. And when you arelucky you have to give back to those people andinstitutions who put you in position to takeadvantage of your luck. There were people who didthis for me at Temple,such as Joe Passon [a TempleLaw graduate and professor who recently retired]and Pat Swygert [now President of HowardUniversity]. I want to try to help someone else inthe same way.”Ellers says that teaching gives onethe opportunity “to touch many people in a generalway and a couple of students each year in a verymeaningful way.”Ellers has other passions as well,among themracing vintage sports cars. He owns three vintagecars:a 1959 Lotus 17 Sports Racer,a 1956 AlfaRomeo Guilietta Spider,and a 1972 GRD (GroupRacing Development) 2-liter. The Lotus 17 was first produced in 1959; Elllers owns one of the tenremaining from the original production of twenty-three. The 1972 GRD 2-liter is even rarer; onlythree were made. Ellers competes all over thecountry and has raced in the Pittsburgh VintageGrand Prix,a huge charity event,and the prestigious,invitation-only Monterrey Historics,which is one of the top two inter-national vintage races. He alsoplans to race in the legendaryMille Miglia,a three-day eventin which participants drive1000 miles through the townsof Italy in a loop from Bresciathrough Ferrara,Rome,and Bologna.—Christina Valente1954The Honorable Louis C.Bechtle,a partner at ConradO’Brien Gellman & Rohn,recently participated in a paneldiscussion for the environmental,products liability,and mass tortsCLE seminar,sponsored by theABA section of litigation. AChief Judge Emeritus of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District ofPennsylvania,Bechtle discussed“The Keys to SuccessfullyFinalizing Multi-DistrictLitigation.”Bechtle,who servedin the federal judiciary for nearly30 years,is now counselingcompanies facing multi-districtlitigation. 1963The Honorable Theodore Z.Davishas joined CozenO’Connor as of counsel. JudgeDavis is a former New JerseySuperior Court judge and formerchair of the New Jersey SupremeCourt task force on minorityconcerns,the first task force of its kind in the United States. 1967Richard P. McElroy,a partner in Blank Rome’scorporate litigation practice group,has been elected as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.McElroy serves as a senior trial lawyer at Blank Rome.He focuses his trial practice in corporate litigation,particularly antitrust,directors’and officers’liability,complex business cases,and trademark infringement.1976Louis N. Tetihas been appointed chair of thedisciplinary board of the Supreme Court ofPennsylvania.1977Arline Jolles Lotman,a solo practitioner inPhiladelphia,received the International VisitorsCouncil’s Partners Honors Award at a ceremonycelebrating the organization’s 50th anniversary inJanuary 2004. Lotman currently serves as chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Bar-News media committee.C. Dale McClain,a solo practitioner in MontgomeryCounty,Pennsylvania,has been nominated for a thirdterm as treasurer of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.1978Arlene Butler Feldmanhas been inducted into theWomen in Aviation Pioneer Hall of Fame. Feldman,apilot,is a former director of aviation for the state ofNew Jersey,and is currently administrator of the FederalAviation Administration’s eastern region. 1980Maureen H. McCullough,of counsel to Stradley Ronon,was named the“Businesswoman of the Year”by theGreat Valley Regional Chamber ofCommerce. McCullough is chair of thefirm’s health care practice group and is amember of its nonprofit and governmentaffairs practice groups.1981J. Stuart Newberrywrites,“After 22 years practicinglaw I have been appointed a magistrate in the DomesticRelations Court in Hamilton County,Ohio. I handleinterstate support cases,domestic violence,contemptand registration matters.”Frederick D. Stroberhas been named to the newposition of Saul Ewing’s Philadelphia office managingpartner. Strober is chair of its construction practice,andwas the firm’s executive partner from 1994 to 1998 anda member of its executive committee from 1999 to 2003.For the past three years,he has served as counsel to theSchool District of Philadelphia and the School ReformCommission. Since 1997,Strober has also served ascounsel to the nonprofit corporation involved in therevitalization of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. 1982Patrick V. Larkinhas been named a CommonwealthTrustee of Temple University. 1986Frank P. Spada,Jr.,a litigator whorepresents management in all areas ofemployment law and labor relations,hasjoined Pepper Hamilton as a partner inthe Princeton,New Jersey,office. Beforejoining Pepper,Spada was a shareholderwith Flamm,Boroff & Bacine,in BlueBell,Pennsylvania.1989Lydia A. Gavalis,a vice president of SEI InvestmentsCompany,has been appointed general counsel for SEIPrivate Trust Company,a limited purpose federal thrift,and for SEI Trust Company,a state chartered trustcompany.David J. Steermanhas joinedObermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel as a partner in the litigationdepartment’s family law practice group.His practice is dedicated exclusively tofamily law. Prior to joining Obermayer,Steerman was a partner at Dolchin,Slotkin & Todd for nearly 15 years,concentrating hispractice in family law.Margaret Gallagher Thompson,chair of CozenO’Connor’s trusts and estate planning practice group,was recently elected a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC),a professionalassociation of approximately 2,700 lawyers and lawprofessors from the United States and abroad. Maury B. Reiter,a managing partner of Kaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter & Stein,in Blue Bell,Pennsylvania,has beenelected to the national board of directorsof Volunteers of America. Mr. Reiter hasbeen the chairman of the DelawareValley chapter of Volunteers of Americafor the past six years. 1984Samuel H. Pond,a partner with Martin,Banks,Pond,Lehocky & Wilson,hasbeen appointed to serve on thePennsylvania Board of Law Examiners,where he will serve two consecutivethree-year terms. Pond has focused his practice in the area of workers’compensation since 1986. Pond was recently named a“Pennsylvania Super Lawyer”by Philadelphia Magazine.1985 Roseann B. Terminispoke to the PharmaceuticalQuality Institute–FDA conference on her book,Enforcement Issues in Food,Dietary Supplements,Drugs and Medical Devices,to the Pennsylvania BarInstitute’s 10th annual health law conference on herpublication Post Market Co-Vigilance for Drugs andMedical Devices;to the Pennsylvania Bar Institute onethical considerations in special education and theimpact of No Child Left Behind in Pennsylvania; andshe appeared on the “Money Matters”televisionprogram to discuss drug reimportation.Edward Ellers ’75 and son Spencer in 1998.Ronald F. Websterwrites,“I’m a plaintiff’s attorney inPortland,Oregon,working in a small two-attorney firm.It’s good work as I get to do everything from run-of-the-mill fender bender stuff to very complicated medicalmalpractice actions and product liability cases. . . . [son]Duncan is doing great and he just turned 3 in February.Jen and I are expecting again.”2002Anastasia M. Buccino-Rothhas joined Messa &Associates where she concentrates her practice incomplex medical malpractice and personal injurylitigation.Benjamin J. Ginsberghas joined CH Planning Ltd. inPhiladelphia as a senior project manager,where he willfocus on land use,zoning,and environmental consultingas well as establishing an expert witness testimonypractice area. Ginsberg has also been nominated to theboard of trustees at Congregation Keneseth Israel inElkins Park,Pennsylvania.Khadijah Scottwrites,“I am the attorney coach forOverbrook High School,which competed in the John S.Bradway High School Mock Trial Competition. Theteam won the state competition,beating 260 teams,andwill compete in the national competition in Orlando,Florida in May 2004.”(See article page one.)2003Billy Ciancaglinihas become a Democraticcommitteeman for the 26th district in Philadelphia.Linda A. Kerns,LL.M.,has opened her own lawpractice in center city Philadelphia,focusing on familylaw,tax and small business matters in Pennsylvania andNew Jersey.Dara Lovitzhas joined Anapol,Schwartz,Weiss,Cohan,Feldman and Smalley. Lovitz began her lawcareer as an associate with Saltz Hollaender P.C. inWayne,where she concentrated her practice in the areasof personal injury,products liability,employmentdiscrimination and toxic tort cases.2004Annemarie Bridywas featured in the PhiladelphiaInquirer’s Sunday suburban section on December 14,2003,in an article entitled,“From novels to torts forPh.D.; Annemarie Bridy couldn’t get a job with adoctorate in English,but her Temple J.D. looks to be awinner.”After receiving her Ph.D.,Bridy took a jobworking for the Law School Admission Council,writingquestions for the LSAT. When she applied to Templethey waived the LSAT requirement because she was sofamiliar with the test. She entered the evening programin 2000 and received the John J. Mackiewicz MemorialScholarship in Intellectual Property. At graduation,Bridy will clerk for U.S. District Judge William Yohn inPhiladelphia,and then hopes to practice intellectualproperty law.Joshua EilbergClass of 19486 • TEMPLEESQ. SUMMER 2004IN MEMORIAMReception hosts were,from left,Daniel Schaffzin ’00,Dean Robert J. Reinstein,Professor EdwardOhlbaum,Jennifer Segal ’03,and David Reibstein ’01.LAWYERS GATHERFOR NIGHT OF“NOSTALGIA,NETWORKING ANDNEW BEGINNINGS”1991Robert Freedenberghas been named a partner ofBarley Snyder in Lancaster,Pennsylvania,where hechairs the tax law group.1993James G. Leipoldhas been appointed executive directorof the National Association for Law Placement (NALP).Previously,Leipold served on the senior managementteam at the Law School Admission Council (LSAC)since 1998,most recently in a dual role as director forelectronic services support and assistant director foreducation and prelaw programs. Before working withLSAC,Leipold was Director of Admissions at TempleSchool of Law,where he also taught legal research andwriting. At NALP,Leipold will lead efforts to identifyand prioritize member services and develop newopportunities and products for the association. Kevin I. Lovitz,of Anapol,Schwartz,Weiss,Cohan,Feldman and Smalley,spoke at the Epilepsy Wellness Fair in March 2004 in Philadelphia. Mr.Lovitz’s speech,entitled “EmploymentLaw,”discussed how the law protectspeople from having to disclose epilepsyto employers,options of legal recourse for dismissal forfailure to disclose,and limitations an employer canplace upon an employee working alone if the employeehas active seizures. 1994Christian Sondergaard,Jr.,has joined Hecker,Brown,Sherry,and Johnson as an associate. He concentrates hispractice in the area of property subrogation and first-party insurance coverage.1995Dr. Akim Czmushas joined Sheller,Ludwig & Badey as an associate,wherehe will focus his practice on medicalmalpractice,personal injury,andmedical device product liability. Beforeattending law school,Czmus was anophthalmologist at New York MedicalCollege.1997Kelly Phillips Erb,of The Erb Law Firm,spoke on“Choice of Trustee”at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s“Use of Trust in Estate Planning:Basic Trusts andSophisticated Trusts”seminar. Erb concentrates herpractice on estate and tax matters.Brenda Frazier-Clemons,a former dean and collegeprofessor,and legislative attorney to CouncilwomanMarian B. Tasco,was elected to the Court of CommonPleas in November,2003,where she will serve in thedependency division of the Family Court.Madeleine M. Martin,of The Erb Law Firm,spoke on“Marital Deduction/Credit Shelter for Basic Trusts”forthe Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s “Use of Trust in EstatePlanning:Basic Trusts and Sophisticated Trusts”seminar. Martin is an associate at the firm,where shefocuses her practice on estate planning and estateadministration matters.Dean E. McConnellhas joined Sommer BarnardAckerson in Indianapolis,Indiana,as of counsel in thefirm’s intellectual property practice group. He hasextensive experience in patent law,licensing,patentinfringement,and trademark and copyright practice. 1998Erick J. Kirkerand Curtis R. Quaywere two of eightassociates elected to membership in Cozen O’Connor,where they both concentrate their practices insubrogation and recovery. David McLaughlinwrites,“I recently accepted aposition as senior staff attorney at Kramont Realty Trust,a shopping center REIT based in Plymouth Meeting,Pennsylvania. Previously I was an associate in the realestate and finance department of Klehr,Harrison,Harvey,Branzburg & Ellers in Philadelphia. I am alsovolunteering and fostering dogs for Tails of the TundraSiberian Husky Rescue,Inc.,a non-profit organizationthat rescues stray and abandoned dogs and places themin permanent homes.”Rita Roberts-Turnerwas recently promoted to seniorattorney in the litigation division of the Nashville,Tennessee Metropolitan Department of Law,with anemphasis on civil rights defense. Roberts-Turners’ssecond son,Jordan,was born in August,2003,joining3-year-old Ammon. 2001Scott P. Sigman,an assistant district attorney inPhiladelphia,is being promoted from the publicnuisance task force unit to the special narcoticsprosecution unit. Sigman also serves on the boards ofthe criminal justice section and as financial secretary of the young lawyers’division of the Philadelphia BarAssociation.RUTH BADER GINSBURG SPEAKSAT PRESENTATION OF JUDGELOURIE ‘07 PORTRAITA portrait of the Honorable Alan D. Lourie‘70 was presented to the U.S. Court ofAppeals for the Federal Circuit by his law clerks and the Federal Circuit BarAssociation. The April 15, 2004 ceremonyopened with remarks by Supreme CourtJustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The oil portraitof Judge Lourie was painted by LindyBruggink of Fairfax, Virginia.On the evening of March 31,2004 almost 100 lawyers convenedat the Pyramid Club. The evening did not feature discussions of legal precedents,torts or even the latest Michael Jackson legaldebacle. Rather,the group gathered to celebrate the rich history intheir shared pasts and the exciting futures that lay before them.Mostly,it was a night for alumni/ae to share fond memories of theiryears at Temple Law. Dean Reinstein addressed the gathering with an overview of thepresent and future of the law school. He was joined by ProfessorEdward Ohlbaum,who discussed the issues facing Jewish lawyers.Plans were also discussed for the complete renovation of the Hillelbuilding on Broad Street by the year 2007. The evening was sponsored by the law firm of Stradley,Ronon,Stevens and Young,Hillel of Greater Philadelphia,and Temple Law alumni/ae Daniel Schaffzin ’00,David Reibstein ’01 andJennifer Segal ’03.TEMPLEESQ. SUMMER 2004 • 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/. Date ___________________________Class of ________ Degree _________DIRECTOR OFDEVELOPMENT ANDPLANNED GIVING DEPARTSLAW SCHOOLNancy Wimmer is leaving theposition of Director of Development and Planned Giving at the law school to become Director of Planned Gifts forReconstructionist Rabbinical College,also in Philadelphia.Wimmer has worked at the law school since 1999,and in hercurrent position since 2000.As part of the law school development team,Wimmerwas responsible for outreach and fundraising with alumni for bequests and other planned gifts,especially in classes of1932 though 1969.Wimmer has a long and productive association withTemple University. She graduated from Temple in 1973,witha B.S. in English Education,magna cum laude,worked inthe media center/television studio at the School of Dentistryfrom 1975-76,and was assistant to the chief medicalresidents at Temple University Hospital from 1976 to 1979.And all that was prior to entering law school in 1985 in theevening division. Commuting from Scranton to take classes,and successfully battling cancer,Wimmer received her J.D.in 1994.Wimmer joined the law school administration in 1999 asassociate counsel in the Temple Legal Aid Office running theLegal Advocacy for Patients program,and in July 2000became Director of Planned Giving.NEW DEVELOPMENTDIRECTOR BRINGS TWENTYYEARS’ EXPERIENCE TOLAW SCHOOLJohn R. Walker ’03 is the lawschool’s new senior director of development. Walker hasspent nearly his entire development career at TempleUniversity,most recently working at the medical school,where he served as director of development,senior directorof development and ultimately assistant vice president for development.During his eight-year tenure at the medical school,Walkerorganized scores of successful fundraising and alumnirelations events,traveled nearly 200,000 miles on behalf ofthe school,and closed more than $12 million in gifts. Priorto working at the medical school,he served as director ofannual giving for the Health Sciences Center.Walker’s intimate knowledge of fundraising at Templebegan in 1984,when he got a job in the telefund office whileearning his undergraduate degree in political science. Hequickly rose to director of that office before graduating in1987. Following a foray to head up annual giving at UrsinusCollege from 1988 to 1996,Walker returned to Temple.Now equipped with a J.D. from Temple Law earned in2003,Walker is eager to see how his new position willenable him to combine his knowledge of the school with hisextensive fundraising background. He is currently pursuingan LL.M. in Transnational Law.Winners of this year’s I. HermanStern Moot Court Competition wereBrendan Newman (left)and ChrisMatiolli. The competition was judged by(above,from left)Hon. William H. Yohn,Jr.,Professor Barry McCarthy,and Hon. R. Barclay Surrick. The April 14,2004competition was held in the DuaneMorris LLP Moot Courtroom and honorsI. Herman Stern,who taught at the lawschool from 1948 to 1979.PUBLIC INTEREST FELLOWSHIPScontinued from page eightis that no two days are ever the same,”saidRodriguez. “I will spend a significantamount of time traveling and visiting clientson projects ranging from coalition buildingto outreach to farm labor camps.”Emilia Golanska was awarded a two-year fellowship through the Equal JusticeWorks,which was funded in part by the firmof Greenberg Trauriq. Working withPhiladelphia Legal Assistance (PLA),shewill provide immigrant women with freelegal representation on employment,domestic violence and consumer housingmatters. Having emigrated from Poland withher own family 12 years ago,she has aunique personal interest in helpingimmigrants navigate the American legalsystem. Golanska worked for PLA lastsummer,which she says cemented her desireto work in public interest law.Benjamin Drinen’s two-year SkaddenFellowship will enable him to develop aproject that helps children with emotionaland behavioral disorders receive social security benefits.Working with The Support Center for Child Advocates,Drinen will help reunite families with children whowere in foster care or residential treatment facilities.“When a financial burden prevents a timely return home,providing SSI benefits for the child can make a bigdifference,”Drinen said.These students and others seeking public interestexperience both during and post-law school aresupported by faculty and administrators through theSchool’s Office of Public Interest Law Programs. TheOffice,led by Karen Forman ’85,collaborates with theOffice of Career Planning to identify public interest job opportunities and support students’fellowshipapplications. A faculty committee including Don Harris,Ellie Margolis,Amy Sinden,Susan DeJarnatt and othersassisted this year’s students.Says Forman of the students’awards:“Public interestfellowships are extremely competitive—perhaps evenmore difficult to get than other entry-level jobs in thelaw. To get paid to do something you love—somethingso rewarding—is really prized by law students andcelebrated by the entire School community.”—Melissa CooperPublic Interest Fellows (left to right):Meredith Rapkin,Ben Drinen,and Emilia Golanska (not pictured is TeresaRodriguez).SENDUSYOURNEWS!TempleREALWORLD.REALLAW.TEMPLEUNIVERSITYBEASLEYSCHOOLOFLAWCALENDARNON-PROFITORGANIZATIONU.S. POSTAGE PAIDPHILADELPHIA,PAPERMIT NO. 1044JAMES E. BEASLEY SCHOOL OF LAWOF TEMPLE UNIVERSITY1719 North Broad StreetPhiladelphia,PA 19122LAW SCHOOLANDALUMNINEWS • SUMMER 2004VISIT OUR WEBSITE: http://www.temple.edu/lawschool/WRITE TO US: lawalum@astro.ocis.temple.eduCALENDAR OF EVENTSJune 13-19,2004Academy of AdvocacyMonday,July 19,200425th Reunion, Class of 1979Ventnor,New JerseyFriday,September 10,2004Washington, D.C. Career Planning DayFriday,September 17,2004New York City Career Planning DayThursday,September 23,2004Polsky Competition4 pm Duane Morris LLP Moot Court RoomWednesday,September 29,2004Friel/Scanlan LectureProfessor Nancy Knauer4 pm Duane Morris LLP Moot Court RoomGRADUATES LAND COVETEDPUBLIC INTEREST FELLOWSHIPSExemplifying both Temple’s historicalcommitment to public interest and its students’aptitude for excellence inside and outside of theclassroom,four stellar 2004 graduates wererecently awarded coveted post-graduate publicinterest fellowships. Such positions,serving avariety of state and local public interest groupsand supported by a mix of foundations and firms,are among the most desirable and competitiveentry-level jobs for graduating students. “We are extremely proud of this year’sfellowship recipients:Meredith Rapkin,TeresaRodriguez,Emilia Golanska and BenjaminDrinen,”said Associate Professor and chair of thepublic interest committee Susan DeJarnatt. “Thiswas a spectacular year for Temple and a tributeboth to the depth and quality of Temple’s publicinterest fellowship candidates.”Meredith Rapkin’s one-year position,fundedby the Independence Foundation in Philadelphia,will enable her to work with the HebrewImmigrant Aid Society (HIAS) and CouncilMigration Service of Philadelphia. At HIAS,shewill provide community-based advocacy forimmigrant women and families with a focus onthose seeking asylum and victims of domesticviolence. Fluent in three languages,she will worklargely with Spanish-speaking clients. Rapkin hasworked at HIAS since her first summer in lawschool,and says she’s done “a lot of everything”there,and is looking forward to dedicating herselffull-time to her work.Teresa Rodriguez,whose fellowship is alsofunded by the Independence Foundation,will beworking with the Friends of Farmworkers whereshe has been employed for the past two summers.She will be advocating for agricultural and otherlow wage immigrant workers through labor andemployment claims. “The best thing about this jobThe Temple UniversityGeneral Alumni Associationpresented Thomas D.Paradise ’88 with theBeasley School of LawCertificate of Honor at theFounder’s Day Receptionheld April 17,2004 at thePhiladelphia Marriott Hotel.The award recognizedParadise for distinguishedpractice in commerciallitigation and defense ofprofessional malpractice aswell as dedication to hisalma mater. Says Paradise of theFounder’s Day event:“I am extremely proud and honored to receive thisaward and be placed in the company of the formerrecipients,two of whom,Murray Shusterman and the lateIsadore Shrager,I came to know as partners at my firm.”Paradise,now a partner in the litigation department ofFox Rothschild and chair of the firm’s professionalliability defense group,established himself as a leaderwhile still in law school. He was both president of theStudent Bar Association as well as a representative to thelaw school division of the American Bar Association,andwas selected by his classmates to speak at graduation.Upon graduation,he received both the Philadelphia TrialLawyers Association Trial Advocacy Award and theCaptain Robert Miller Knox Award for his outstandingcontribution to the law school community.His contributions to the law school community did notend when he was handed his diploma. Paradise has beenan avid supporter of Temple andan active member of the TempleLaw Alumni Association.During his tenure as president ofTemple Law Alumni Associationfrom 1999-2001,both themembership and the revenue ofthe organization doubled—a riseof such magnitude that theAssociation was able to establishits own scholarship and makesignificant contributions to otherlaw school programs as well. At Fox,Paradise’s practiceinvolves a broad range oflitigation matters,including legalmalpractice defense,personalinjury,medical malpractice andcommercial litigation. He is amember of the professionalliability committee and the professionalism committeeof the Pennsylvania Bar Association,and serves as alecturer for the professional liability committee. He is the chairperson for the UNC-Charlotte AlumniAssociation for the Philadelphia area and vicepresident of the Medford Lakes Lions Club. Tom alsohas served on the Medford Lakes planning board andthe board of directors of the Medford Lakes Colony. “Tom Paradise is a great friend to the law schooland has provided outstanding leadership to the TempleLaw Alumni Association,”says Dean Robert J.Reinstein. “In addition,he and his classmates from theclass of 1988 have shown tremendous generosity anddedication in raising funds annually for the RaymondJ. Noonan Scholarship Fund. We were delighted tohonor him this year on Founder’s Day.”Tom Paradise ’88 (left) with Dean Robert J. Reinstein76ers President Billy King and Phil Weinberg,Executive Vice Presidentand General Counsel of Comcast-Spectacor,speak to students at an eventsponsored by the Entertainment and Sports Law Association.continued on page sevenNext >