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Michael Corso ’74was named to the firm’s Executive Committee.
Gaetan Alfano ’80was named to the 2025Pennsylvania Super LawyersԻRising Starslist for his work in Business Litigation.
William McNichol ’83published"Pseudoscience and the Detection of Marijuana-Based Impairment: We Can and Must Do Better" in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Elise Fialkowski '91 was honored at theKlasko Immigration Law Partners awards.
Shaun J. Mumford '99 was named to the 2026 Best Lawyers in America list.
Doug Rosenblum ’03was named to the 2025Pennsylvania Super LawyersԻRising Starslist for his work in Criminal Defense: White Collar.
Bret McCabe ’09Long Island Business News’2025 Real Estate, Architecture & Engineering Awards Rising Star - Construction Award.
Rick Calabrese ’17received M&A Source’s Platinum Award.
Abby Horowitz ’18joined McCarter & English, LLP as a trusts and estates attorney.
Nigel James '19was honored at theKlasko Immigration Law Partners awards.
Christopher J. Merken '20joined Fisher & Phillips LLP as an employment and trade secrets attorney.
Juan Dawson ’22was named to the 2025 Top 40 Under 40 List by The National Black Lawyers.
In Memoriam
Diane Ambler ’78was named to the 2025 Impact List by the National Association of Women Lawyers.
John A. Bednarz, Jr. ’78was named a 2025 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer.
Livia DeFilippis Barndollar '81received the Edward F. Hennessey Professionalism Award from the Connecticut Bar Association.
Christopher Fallon ’06received the Atlantic County Bar Association’s Professional Lawyer of the Year Award.
Steven Patton ’15led the 91̽Law National Trial Team to a historic win at the Texas Young Lawyers Association National Trial Competition.
Kristen Kelbon ’21was featured in the Atlantic 10’s Postgraduate Scholarship series.
Juan Dawson '22joined Stites & Harbison, PLLC’s Atlanta office as an attorney in the firm’s Torts & Insurance Practice Group.
In Memoriam
, Reference Librarian and Circulation Coordinator
Alan H. Ross '73
James L. Schwartz ’74
Joseph Tate '63 CLAS, '66 CWSLreceived the 2024 Citizens Bank Achievement Award from the Philadelphia Bar Association.
Michael Corso ’74was recertified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) as a Board Certified Specialist in Civil Trial.
Marc P. Weingarten ’76presented at the International Injuries Conference 2024 in London, sponsored by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. He also was invited to lecture at the Touro Law Center on Long Island, New York.
Mark Gibney ’77was awarded a Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Law at the University of Trento, Italy for the spring 2025 term.
Robyn Gigl’77received The NJWLA’s Women’s Initiative and Leaders in Law (WILL) Platinum Award from New Jersey Women Lawyers Association.
John Kopesky '76 VSB, '79 CWSLwas reappointed as member of the Pennsylvania Lawyers Fund for Client Security Board of Trustees for a 3-year term.
John M. Toth ’81 was reappointed chair of the Standing Committee on Character & Fitness by the Michigan State Bar president.
Rhonda Fulginiti ’91was elected to the Philadelphia Bar Association Board of Governors.
Robert Seiger ’97joined Robinson+Cole as partner in the firm’s immigration group.
Matthew P. Donelson ’99joined Rawle & Henderson LLP in its Wilmington, DE office.
Kristine Calalang ’04was elected vice chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association.
Kathryn Maza Courtney ’12was promoted to senior counsel at Saxton & Stump.
Bradley Crowell ’13was promoted to shareholder of Littler.
Amanda Fernandez ’13was elected president of the Cuban American Bar Association.
Chris Lucca ’13was promoted to member at Clark Hill’s Philadelphia office.
Melissa Scacchitti ’13joined Blank Rome LLP in the Energy, Environment, and Mass Torts group.
Tyler Tassone ’13has been named director at Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox.
Allison Fleet ’14was promoted to partner at Partridge Snow & Hahn.
Daniel LePera ’14was promoted to partner at Unruh Turner Burke & Frees.
Michael J. Montalbano '15was promoted to partner at Blank Rome LLP.
Andrew Logan '16 LLMwas elected to of counsel at Blank Rome LLP.
Adison Richards ’18was elected to the Washington House of Representatives in the 26thdistrict.
Gabrielle Outlaw ’19was elected to the Philadelphia Bar Association Board of Governors.
Kendeil A. Dorvilier ’21was named to Top 40 Under 40 Black Lawyers in Delaware list by The National Black Lawyers.
Brandon Millinghausen ’22was elected to the Philadelphia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee.
Vanessa Ruggiero ’22joined Ogletree Deakins as an associate attorney.
Anna Wills '22received the 18thannual Duane Morris Pro Bono Award from Duane Morris LLP.
Maggie MacDonald ’23was elected to the Philadelphia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee.
In Memoriam
John P. Crampton ’66was recognized in the 2025 edition ofThe Best Lawyers in America.
Marc P. Weingarten ’76was a visiting professor at the Nicolaus Copernicus University School of Law and presented at the Third International Juridical Days Conference in Torun, Poland.
Joseph F. Kessler ’82was recognized in the 2025 edition ofThe Best Lawyers in America.
Samuel Arena ’83served as co-editor of the American Bar Association’s new insurance law resource book,The Insurer's Duty to Defend: Issues and Analysis.
Gregory R. Gifford ’84was recognized in the 2025 edition ofThe Best Lawyers in Americain the areas of plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation and land use and zoning law.
Matthew I. Whitehorn ’84was recognized in the 2025 edition ofThe Best Lawyers in America.
Shelly Smith ’89was named to City & State PA’s Fifty Over 50 list.
Eric Borjeson ’90joined Willig, Williams & Davidson in the workers’ compensation practice group.
Michael O. Fenerty ’94was recognized in the 2025 edition ofThe Best Lawyers in America.
Kelly Ayotte ’93was named governor-elect of the state of New Hampshire.
Steve Odabashian ’95was named “Best SAT Coach” byPhiladelphia Magazine, and his test prep company, Main Line Test Prep and Tutoring, was named “Best College Prep Service” byMain Line Today Magazine.
Jennifer Platzkere Snyder ’95was recognized in the 2025 edition ofThe Best Lawyers in America.
James S. Beall ’99 LLMwas recognized in the 2025 edition ofThe Best Lawyers in America.
Megan Starace Ben’Ary ’97 CLAS, ’01 CWSLwas elected to the Policy Committee at McGlinchey Stafford PLLC.
Douglas Rosenblum '00 VSB, '03 CWSLwas recognized in the 2025 edition ofThe Best Lawyers in Americaas “Lawyer of the Year in Corporate Compliance Law in Philadelphia.” He was also honored by the Montgomery Bar Association with The Keystone Pro Bono Attorney Award and The President’s Bronze Volunteer Service Award.
Stephen Chuk ’10was promoted to partner at Proskauer Rose LLP.
Mark T. Sottile ’11was promoted to partner at Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP.
William J. Gallagher ’12was recognized in the 2025 edition ofThe Best Lawyers in America.
Leah George ’21was named a 2024 Bar Star by the Philadelphia Bar Association.
Emily Knight ’23joined Goldberg Segalla in the workers’ compensation practice group.
Eddie Reilingh ’23joined the New York City Law Department as assistant corporation counsel in the Special Federal Litigation Division.
New York City Law Department
Ryan C. Thomas ’23joined Maiello Brungo & Maiello, LLP (MBM Law) as an associate on the education law and municipal law teams.
Gabriela Amado ’24joined Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin as an associate in the litigation department.
Grace Gelone ’24joined Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin in the trusts and estates department.
Mark A. Umansky ’24joined Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin as an associate in the litigation department.
In Memoriam
, professor emeritus, passed away on September 9, 2024. He joined the Law School in 1973 and retired in 2006 after 33 years as part of the faculty. After his retirement, he continued to teach Trial Practice for another six years and remained engaged in the 91̽Law community.
, professor emeritus, passed away on October 29, 2024. As a student at 91̽Law, he was an articles and book review editor of the91̽LawReview, graduating in 1968. He later joined the faculty in 1970, teaching Federal Courts, Real Estate and Bankruptcy, and was an advisor to the91̽Law Review. His strong legacy and commitment to 91̽Law extend from his time as a student to his nearly 50 years as a professor and well after his retirement.
, noted U.S. First Amendment lawyer and member of the 91̽Law Board of Consultors, passed away in October.