Stetson University College of Law
COMMENCEMENT
Saturday, May 14, 2016
The Plaza Mayor Courtyard
Gulfport, Florida
Anticipated Honors
Honors designations for Spring/Summer 2016 J.D. candidates are based on grades earned through a candidate’s next-to-last semester. Final graduation
honors for all degrees will be determined by the Registrar after final grades have been posted. Final graduation honors will appear on the diploma and official
transcript.
Final Degree
The listing of degrees and academic honors for Spring/Summer 2016 candidates in this program are preliminary and subject to final degree requirement
evaluation. A candidate earns a degree after the Registrar determines that the candidate has satisfactorily completed all graduation requirements and posted
final grades on the official record. The diploma of Stetson University College of Law, signed and sealed by its appropriate officers, is the official public
document evidencing that a degree has been awarded.
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The Mission of Stetson University College of Law
Stetson University College of Law provides a dynamic and supportive scholarly community
in which students learn, in and outside the classroom and by example,
to become outstanding lawyers and leaders who serve the profession and society.
Board of Overseers
Active
S. Sammy Cacciatore, Immediate Past Chair,
Melbourne, Florida
Alexander M. Clem, Orlando, Florida
Gregory W. Coleman, West Palm Beach, Florida
Robert E. Doyle Jr., Immediate Past Secretary, Naples,
Florida
Grace E. Dunlap, Tampa, Florida
Wil H. Florin, Palm Harbor, Florida
Bonnie B. Foreman, Executive Committee,
St. Petersburg, Florida
Leo J. Govoni, Clearwater, Florida
Richard A. Harrison, Executive Committee,
Tampa, Florida
Benjamin H. Hill IV, Secretary, Tampa, Florida
Lawrence P. Ingram, Immediate Past Vice Chair, Tampa,
Florida
Jenay E. Iurato, Tampa, Florida
Rhea F. Law, Executive Committee, Tampa, Florida
Charles S. Liberis, Pensacola, Florida
Joshua Magidson, Chair, Clearwater, Florida
Bernard J. McCabe Jr., Clearwater, Florida
Hon. Peggy A. Quince, Tallahassee, Florida
Robert G. Riegel Jr., Jacksonville, Florida
Arturo R. Rios, St. Petersburg, Florida
Gregory K. Showers, Clearwater, Florida
Scott Stevenson, New York, New York
Matthew A. Towery, Atlanta, Georgia
Gary R. Trombley, Tampa, Florida
William H. Weller, Tierra Verde, Florida
Robert G. Wellon, Atlanta, Georgia
Roger W. Yoerges, McLean, Virginia
Emeritus
William F. Blews, St. Petersburg, Florida
Adelaide Few, Tampa, Florida
Thomas D. Graves, St. Petersburg, Florida
Michael C. Maher, Orlando, Florida
R. Michael McCain, Tampa, Florida
Marsha G. Rydberg, Tampa, Florida
Christian D. Searcy Sr., West Palm Beach, Florida
Leslie Reicin Stein, Tampa, Florida
Hon. Raphael Steinhardt, Miami, Florida
Honorary
Hon. Susan C. Bucklew, Tampa, Florida
Hon. Carol W. Hunstein, Atlanta, Georgia
Hon. Elizabeth A. Kovachevich, Tampa, Florida
Richard J. McKay, Atlanta, Georgia
James C. Smith, Tallahassee, Florida
Ex Officio
Dr. Wendy B. Libby, Stetson University President,
DeLand, Florida
Christopher M. Pietruszkiewicz, Dean and Professor of Law,
Gulfport, Florida
Marc L. Levine, Stetson Lawyers Alumni Association
President, Orlando, Florida
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About Stetson University College of Law
F
ounded in 1900, Stetson University College
of Law is Florida’s first law school. With its
main law campus in Gulfport and a satellite
campus in Tampa, Stetson is fully accredited by the
American Bar Association and has been a member of
the Association of American Law Schools since 1931.
Stetson Law is ranked first in the nation for
trial advocacy and third in legal writing. In
addition to the juris doctor law degree, Stetson
offers certificates of concentration in advocacy,
elder law, environmental law, international law
and social justice, dual-degree programs for the
J.D./M.B.A., J.D./M.P.H., J.D./M.E.B.L. and
J.D./M.I.E.L., Joint J.D./LL.M. in Advocacy, and
LL.M. degrees in advocacy, elder law and
international law.
Stetson is home to the Centers for Excellence
in Advocacy, Elder Law, Higher Education Law
and Policy, and International Law, and Institutes
for the Advancement of Legal Communication,
Biodiversity Law, Caribbean Law, and Veterans
Law.
Stetson offers international programs in
eight countries, including a semester program in
London, England.
An international leader in advocacy
education, Stetson has a long-standing record of
championships at the world, national, regional and
state levels of interscholastic competition. Students
can further expand their practical experience
by participating in clinical or internship
opportunities.
Stetson University’s DeLand campus is home
to the College of Arts and Sciences, School of
Business Administration, and School of Music.
The Stetson University Center at Celebration
offers graduate and professional development
programs.
The Symbols of Commencement
Academic Regalia: Academic disciplines are
noted by color; law is represented as purple. The
doctoral gown has bell sleeves with velvet chevrons
on the sleeves and velvet on the panels. The hood
is bound and edged with purple velvet and lined
with green, the official color of Stetson University
as the institution conferring the degree. The tam
combines the symbolism of the book and that
of a privileged guild. Students graduating with
anticipated honors wear a gold tassel on the cap,
and others wear a purple tassel denoting the
discipline of law.
Students wearing purple cords are LL.M.
graduates. Gold cords are worn by students
graduating with anticipated honors. Student
leaders and named award winners wear green
cords. Students wearing blue cords have earned
the William F. Blews Pro Bono Service Award.
Students wearing red, white and blue cords are
U.S. Military Veterans.
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The Mace: The Stetson University Mace, used
during all commencement ceremonies, is a
ceremonial staff used as a symbol of the right to
confer degrees. The Stetson mace, designed by
Episcopalian Canon Edward Nason West of the
Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, New
York, was presented to President J. Ollie Edmunds
in 1956.
The Medallion: The President’s Medallion, worn
at official academic occasions, was first used for
the inauguration of President John E. Johns in
1969. The silver medallion includes the University
Seal embraced by a wreath of laurel. The circular
seal, adopted between 1889 and 1891, bears the
motto Pro Deo et Veritate (“For God and Truth”)
and the Light of Truth resting on the Book of
Wisdom.
Ceremony Program
Processional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Law Graduates, Faculty and Leadership
(Please stand)
Michael S. Finch
Music by Alexander Keith Memorial Pipe Band
Professor of Law and Faculty Marshal
Elizabeth L. Paul
Executive Vice President, Provost and Professor, Stetson University
Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher M. Pietruszkiewicz
Dean and Professor of Law
Greetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wendy B. Libby
President, Stetson University
Luis Prats
Chair, Board of Trustees
Joshua Magidson
Chair, Board of Overseers
Marc L. Levine
President, Stetson Lawyers Alumni Association
Daniel J. Kavanaugh
President, Calvin A. Kuenzel Student Bar Association
Presentation of Candidate for Honorary Degree�������������������������������������������������������������Dean Pietruszkiewicz
Conferral of Honorary Degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Libby
Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roderick L. Ireland
Former Chief Justice and Distinguished Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the
College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern University
Presentation of Degree Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dean Pietruszkiewicz
Conferring of Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Libby
Recognition of Graduates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Libby
Luis Prats
Dean Pietruszkiewicz
Michael P. Allen
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Law and Director, Veterans Law Institute
Tammy L. Briant
Director for Student Life
Closing Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dean Pietruszkiewicz
Recessional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Law Graduates, Faculty and Leadership
(Please stand)
Please join us after the ceremony for a reception in the Mann Lounge and Great Hall.
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Honorary Degree Citation
Roderick L. Ireland, you have distinguished yourself as a path-breaking jurist, legal scholar and role
model.
You are a Distinguished Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the College of Social Sciences and
Humanities at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, where you have taught since 1978. You have
served as a judge for 37 years, with the Boston Juvenile Court from 1977 to 1990, the Massachusetts Appeals
Court from 1990 to 1997, and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1997 to 2014.
You made history leading the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court as its first African-American chief justice
from 2010 to 2014, serving on the court for 17 years. You were one of the four justices who voted in favor of samesex marriage in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health in 2003, the nation’s very first case in which a state
supreme court declared same-sex marriage constitutional.
You received your bachelor’s degree from Lincoln University, J.D. from Columbia University Law School, LL.M.
from Harvard University Law School, and Ph.D. in Law, Policy and Society from Northeastern University. You
began your legal career in 1969 as a Neighborhood Legal Services attorney in Harlem, and then worked as a public
defender in Boston with the Roxbury Defenders Committee, becoming executive director after serving as chief
attorney and deputy director. You served from 1975 to 1977 as assistant secretary and chief legal counsel for the
Massachusetts Executive Office of Administration and Finance.
You are the author of a two-volume treatise on Massachusetts Juvenile Law published by Thomson/Reuters
in its Massachusetts Practice Series. You have been widely recognized for your community contributions and
professional achievements, and have received numerous honors and awards.
In light of your many achievements, and under the authority vested in me by Stetson University’s Board of
Trustees, I proudly present you with the Honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
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Master of Laws in Advocacy
Fall 2015 Joint J.D./LL.M. in
Advocacy Graduates
KateLynn Dunwell
University of South Florida, B.A.
Stetson University, J.D.
Chad Kristian Florin ††
University of Central Florida, B.S.B.A.
University of Tampa, M.B.A.
Stetson University, J.D.
Spring and Summer
2016 Joint J.D./LL.M. in
Advocacy Candidates
Keeda J. Haynes
Spring and Summer
2016 LL.M. in Advocacy
Candidates
Tennessee State University, B.S.
Nashville School of Law, J.D.
Stephanie Nicole Nestor
Althea Maxine Campbell †
The University of the West Indies, B.A.
The City University of New York School of
Law, J.D.
University of Florida, B.A.
Stetson University, J.D.
Ian Leslie Clarke †
Cory James Powell
University of Florida, B.A.
Stetson University, J.D.
John Christopher Distasio
Julie Annette Redcay
University of Florida, B.A.
Stetson University, J.D.
Jennifer Wilson
University of South Florida, B.A.
Stetson University, J.D.
Bobbi C. Sternheim †
University at Buffalo The State University
of New York, B.A.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, M.A.
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Yeshiva University, J.D.
Matthew Steven Carrillo †
George Mason University, B.A.
Florida Gulf Coast University, M.P.A.
Stetson University, M.B.A., J.D.
†
The Ohio State University, B.S.
Capital University Law School, J.D.
Ian M. Warren
University of South Florida, B.A.
Lindenwood University, M.S., M.B.A.
Southern Illinois University School of Law, J.D.
Florida State University, B.A.
Florida International University College of
Law, J.D.
Michelle K. Eviston
Northern Kentucky University, B.A.
Northern Kentucky University Salmon P.
Chase College of Law, J.D.
Honors Received
Anticipated Honors
U.S. Military Veteran
††
†
* Summer Graduate
Stetson Double Hatter
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Master of Laws in Elder Law
Jessica Fisher Greene ††
Fall 2015 Graduates
The Pennsylvania State University, B.A.
The Pennsylvania State University
Dickinson School of Law, J.D.
Neal Kenneth Anderson
Boston University, B.A., M.D.
University of Maine, J.D.
Walter H. Morse III
University of Southern Maine, B.A.
University of Maine School of Law, J.D.
Marilyn Cangro Belo
Georgetown University, B.S.
The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced
International Studies, M.A.
Pace University, J.D.
Lori Jean Parker
Jean Anne Burke ††
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, B.A.
Creighton University School of Law, J.D.
James M. Ballard
Missouri Southern State University, B.S.B.A.
University of Missouri-Kansas City
School of Law, J.D.
Gregory Theodore Holtz
Marquette University, B.A.
Marquette University Law School, J.D.
Xavier University, B.A.
Cleveland State University, M.S.
Case Western Reserve University, J.D.
Walter Sowa III
Dayna Michelle Ryan
College of Charleston, B.A.
University of Rochester, M.B.A.
Stetson University, J.D.
Jennifer Sue Gormley
Spring and Summer
2016 Candidates
Centenary College of Louisiana, B.A.
Paul M. Hebert College of Law, Louisiana
State University, J.D., B.C.L.
Kevin R. Smith †
University of Colorado, B.A., M.A.
University of Denver, Sturm College of
Law, J.D.
Trent University, B.A.
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University,
LL.B.
Master of Laws in International Law
Fall 2015 Graduates
Amadu Akinola Seyineh Gbaglmah Wiltshire
The University of Tampa, B.A.
Charlotte School of Law, J.D.
Amelia Grace Ellis
Université Toulouse 1 Capitole, Bachelor’s
of Law
Patricia Fita Rios
Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Grado en
Derecho y Negocios
Spring and Summer
2016 Candidates
Leon Jakob Innerkofler †
Gina Angelica Cabrejo Perez
Universidad Catolica de Colombia, Lawyer
Sandra Marcela Cuello Diaz †
Universidad del Rosario, Lawyer from
Colombia
Technical University Munich, B.S.
Shila Madhuri Jannu
Osmainia University, B.A.L.L.B, LL.M.
in Intellectual Property Rights
Nalsar University, P.G Diploma in Patents
Darlene Mentor
University of Law in Haiti, License de Droit
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Joonyong Park
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies,
Bachelor of Law
Korea University, Master of Law
Delia Patricia Sandoval
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de
Honduras, Lawyer (B.A.)
Teresa Vara Santamaría
Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, Law
Degree and Diplomacy in Business Law
Fall 2015 Juris Doctor Graduates
Therese J. Adipietro
Cynthia Lynn Duncan
Stetson University, B.A.
Arizona State University, B.S.E.
Troy University, M.S.
Christopher Michal Aprim
University of Central Florida, B.S.
Matthew Burr Reynolds
Nessetti
Arizona State University, B.S.
Indiana State University, M.S.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Ph.D.
International University of the Health
Sciences, M.D.
Molli Elizabeth Gard ††
Florida State University, B.S.
Joena Nicole Bartolini Mitchell
University of South Florida, B.S., M.S.
Michael Ghaly ††
University of South Florida, B.S., M.B.A.
Allen Joseph Beattie III ††
University of Connecticut, B.S.
University of Hartford, M.B.A.
Raymond Gonzalez II
Sarah Lynn Bertrand
Vera Gurova
Ball State University, B.S.
Anderson University, M.B.A.
Pyatigorsk State Linguistic University, B.A.
Robert Andrew Buda
Jessica Anne Newton ††
Michigan State University, B.A.
Karin M. Paparelli ††
University of South Florida, B.S.
Belmont University, B.S.
Alison Elizabeth Hale
Ryan Scott Parker ††
Champlain College, B.S.
Rickena Charles Perry
Vanderbilt University, B.S.
Florida State University, B.A.
University of South Florida, B.S.
Scott Elliot Hayden ††
Binghamton University, The State
University of New York, B.A.
Edna Pierre
University of South Florida, B.A.
Ella Rose Chapin
Adam Harlan Itzkowitz ††
Alice M. Porch
University of South Florida, B.S.
Dowling College, B.B.A.
University of Florida, B.S.B.A.
Brooke India Charlan ††
Ferdian Laurencius Jap
Cory James Powell
University of Central Florida, B.A.
University of South Florida, B.S., M.S.
The University of Tampa, M.B.A.
Veronica Beatriz Buda
Kristofer D. Clark
University of Central Florida, B.S.
Debra Ann Clarke
West Liberty University, B.S.B.A.
Desiree Colson
University of Florida, B.A., B.S.
Natalia Lima Dambach
The University of Tampa, B.S.
Florida State University, B.S., M.S.W.
University of Florida, B.A.
Teresa O. Prescott
Hamilton Walker Kemp III
University of South Florida, B.A.
Quincy University, B.A.
William Braedyn Pruitt
Allen C. Macchiavello
Stetson University, B.B.A.
University of South Florida, B.A.
Tomoko A. Ransen
Joseph Francis Mikolaitis II
Rider University, B.A.
Florida State University, B.S.
University of the Ryukyus, LL.B.
Erica Jen Munz ††
Sabrina Marie Rodriguez ††
University of South Florida, B.S.
Stetson University, B.S.
University of South Florida, M.P.H.
Joseph Mark DeBevoise
Florida State University, B.A.
Michele Joy-Therese Ross ††
University of Florida, B.A.
Warren Palmer Duffy
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, B.A.
Honors Received
Anticipated Honors
U.S. Military Veteran
††
†
* Summer Graduate
Stetson Double Hatter
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Fall 2015 Juris Doctor Graduates
Jonathan Mark Ruiz
Samantha Rae Sobel
Lee Evan Tomlinson
University of South Florida, B.A.
University of South Florida, B.A.
University of South Florida, B.S.
Scott Jeremy Schmelzer
Alexander Adam Stewart ††
Benndrick Charles Watson
University of Florida, B.A.
University of South Florida, M.B.A.
Lee University, B.A.
University of South Florida, B.A.
Adam Johnson Talley ††
Bryce Adam Whitworth
Florida State University, B.S., M.S.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,
B.S., M.S.
Tamara Lynn Schweinsberg
University of South Florida, B.S.
Emily Taylor Tocci
Evan Sidman
University of Central Florida, B.A.
University of South Florida, B.A.
Jennifer Wilson
University of South Florida, B.A.
Spring and Summer 2016 Juris Doctor Degree Candidates
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Stanislav Abramenko
Stephanie Joy Baker
Cherylin Clark Blitch †
Florida State University, B.S.
University of Florida, B.A.
University of Hawaii at Manoa, B.A.
Hillary Lynn Albertson
Janelle Christina Barriero †
Matthew Allen Bowles
University of Florida, B.S.
The University of Tampa, B.S.
University of Louisville, B.A.
Michelle Alfonso
Andrew J. Bartuccelli
Tyrie Knight Boyer
Florida International University, B.A.
University of North Florida, B.A.
University of Florida, B.A.
Christie Alisca
Maria D. Bastos
Danielle G. Breiter †
Florida Gulf Coast University, B.S.
University of North Florida, B.A.
University of South Florida, B.A.
Silvia Amador
Jessica Beaulieu †
Brandon Kyle Breslow †
University of Central Florida, B.A.
University of Florida, B.S.
University of Florida, B.A.
Kristi Lee Anderson †
Michael Ryan Bebeau
Hayley Brew
Stetson University, B.B.A.
University of South Florida, B.A.
Furman University, B.A.
Laura Louise Anderson *
Nicole Suzanne Bell
James Cole Brewer
Sewanee: The University of the South, B.A.
Florida State University, B.A.
Florida Southern College, B.S.
Alicia Renee Anderson-Tarrant
Jeffrey Alan Berglund
Montana State University, B.A.
Florida State University, B.S.
Lindsey N. Brigham
Valerie Yvonne Assad †
Shelby Anne Birnbaum
Michigan State University, B.A.
University of Central Florida, B.A.
Maria Babajanian †
Michael T. Blevins
University of South Florida, B.S., M.B.A.
University of South Florida, B.A.
The University of West Florida, B.A.
Tiana Racquel Brockway-Horne
Florida State University, B.S.
Beach Alexander Brooks III
University of Cincinnati, B.B.A.
Spring and Summer 2016 Juris Doctor Degree Candidates
Madison Miller Brown
Daniel Alexander Chehouri
Allison Kaye Dhand
Vanderbilt University, B.S.
University of South Florida, B.A.
Stetson University, B.A.
Starcee Lubertha Brown
Mohamad Ali Cheikhali
Jonathan Matthew Diamond
Florida State University, B.S.
University of Central Florida, M.S.
University of South Florida, B.A.
Florida State University, B.S.
Matthew Chesser
Jorge Adrian Diaz
University of Central Florida, B.A.
University of Central Florida, B.A.
Steven Louis Cohen
Alicia Anne Dietzen
The University of Tampa, B.S.
Stetson University, B.B.A.
Kristen Lee Colelli †
Elizabeth Danielle Doheny
Le Moyne College, B.S.
University of Central Florida, B.A.
Annette Cristina Collins
Lauren Maria Eliopoulos
Lincoln University, B.S.
Stetson University, B.A.
Annalisa Marie Costanzo
Thomas Joseph Elkins III
University of South Florida, B.A.
Appalachian State University, B.A.
Brittany Nicole Cover
Tiffany Marie Eveld
Central Penn College, B.S.
University of South Florida, B.S., B.A.
Courtney Cox †
Shadi Nader Fackih
University of Central Florida, B.A.
University of South Florida, B.A.
Steven Randall Cozzi
Roman Vadimovich Faizorin
Virginia Commonwealth University, B.F.A.
South Ural State University, Lawyer,
Information Security Specialist
Nicole Renee Brunswick
University of Central Florida, B.A.
Inna Bynzar *
University of South Florida, B.S.
Melessa P. Caines
Florida State University, B.S.
Scott Callin
University of Central Florida, B.A.
Adam James Campbell †
Marshall University, B.A.
Darnesha Kenyata Carter †
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical
University, B.A.
William Joseph Casey IV †
University of Florida, B.A.
Andrew Ralph Cerchio
The Citadel, B.A.
Courtney Nicole Chaipel Pugh †
University of South Florida, B.S.
Annabelle Margaret Chambers
Stephanie Anne Cuello
Tiffany Marie Fanelli
University of Florida, B.S.
The Pennsylvania State University, B.S.
Erin Brennan Davis
†
Franklin Anthony Farago
Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame,
Indiana, B.A.
University of Florida, B.A.
University of Central Florida, M.S.
Sewanee: The University of the South, B.A.
Erica L. Chapman
Stephen de Jong
Lauren Michele Fernandez
University of Utah, B.S.
University of the Arts London, B.A.
Sushil Preet Kaur Cheema
Columbia University in the City of New
York, B.A., M.S.
University of South Florida, B.A.
Stephen M. Dennis
Kimberly Evanne Ferris
Valdosta State University, B.B.A.
University of Florida, B.A.
Meghan M. DeTemple
†
University of Central Florida, B.S.
Honors Received
Anticipated Honors
U.S. Military Veteran
††
†
* Summer Graduate
Stetson Double Hatter
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Spring and Summer 2016 Juris Doctor Degree Candidates
Noah Anthony Fischer
Angela Kay Greenough
Christian Nicholas Horde
University of Charleston, B.S.
University of South Florida, B.A.
Florida State University, B.S.
Daniel Flanagan
Lydia Anne Greiner †
Kristin Lynne Howe
Clearwater Christian College, B.A.
University of South Florida, B.A.
University of Florida, B.A.
Jessica Danielle Ford †
Gianvito Grieco
Leon O’Neal Hunter
Stetson University, B.A.
University of Florida, B.S.B.A.
University of Central Florida, B.A.
Justin Scott Foster
Nathaniel C. Griffin
Hannah Raissa Ibañez †
University of South Florida, B.A., B.S.
University of South Florida, B.S.
Simmons College, B.A.
Khalila Tanisha Frett *
Cherilyn Rose Hansen
Cody McCord Ibasfalean
University of the Virgin Islands, B.A.
University of South Florida, B.A.
George Washington University, M.A.
University of South Florida, B.A.
Benjamin Charles Fuchs
University of Colorado, B.A.
Ying Gao †
Beijing Language and Culture University, B.A.
Melanie L. Gearhart
University of Pittsburgh, B.A.
Nicole M. Georges
University of Florida, B.A.
Giovanni P. Giarratana †
Belmont University, B.B.A.
John Richman Gilhart II
The University of Tampa, B.S.
Drew Charles Gilmore
Florida State University, B.S.
Giselle M. Girones †
Florida State University, B.A.
Lindsay Sharaine Goheen
University of Florida, B.A.
Jacob Scott Gordon
Florida State University, B.S.
Sarah A. Gottlieb †
The University of Tampa, B.A.
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Elizabeth Britzke Harbaugh †
Nova Southeastern University, B.A.
Florida State University, M.A.
Joshua Rhett Harris †
University of Florida, B.A.
Mary M. Heckler
Elon University, A.B.
Stephen Andrew Hedley
Old Dominion University, B.A.
Ryan Lee Hedstrom †
University of South Florida, B.A.
Shantal L. Henriquez †
University of South Florida, B.A.
Bailey Alexa Hir
University of Florida, B.A.
Ryan Jeffrey Hittel
University of Florida, B.A.
Brian Joseph Hoops
California State University, Dominguez
Hills, B.S.
Todd Alan Hoover
University of South Florida, B.A.
Patrick Arun Iyampillai
Florida State University, B.S.
Maryann Nicole Jaghab
University of Central Florida, B.S.
Kevin Alan James
Florida Gulf Coast University, B.S.
Megan McCabe Jarrett †
University of South Florida, B.A.
Jazzmine Simone Jenkins
Florida State University, B.A.
Baylor Sherwood Johnson
Florida State University, B.S.
Scott Bradley Johnson II
University of South Florida, B.S.
Viktoryia Johnson †
University of South Florida, B.A.
Natalie Gonder Jones
Michigan State University, B.A.
Phillip Thomas Jones †
Florida State University, B.S.
Timothy Craig Jones †
Drexel University, B.S.B.A.
Spring and Summer 2016 Juris Doctor Degree Candidates
Brianna Arielle Jordan
Alexandros Lemonidis *
Taylor Allen McKinnon †
University of Florida, B.A.
University of Florida, B.A.
University of Central Florida, B.S.B.A.
Alexandra Maria Karaphillis †
Mitchell S. Levine
Nathaniel Mendoza
University of South Florida, B.S.
University of Florida, B.A.
Binghamton University, The State
University of New York, B.A.
Correy Beth Karbiener †
Amy Elizabeth Locke
University of California, Berkeley, B.A.
University of South Florida, B.S.
Kristina Marie Merritt
University of Central Florida, B.S., B.A.
Daniel J. Kavanaugh
Kathleen Veronica Logan
Columbia College, B.G.S.
The University of Alabama, B.S.
Marissa L. Messinger
Seton Hall University, B.A.
Andrew Parks Keefe
Andrew James Long
University of Central Florida, B.A.
Florida State University, B.A.
Stephen Christopher Methe
Florida State University, B.A.
Kathryn Anne Keller
Katrina Cathleen Lopez
†
University of South Florida, B.S.
University of Florida, B.S.B.A.
Jarrod H. Kelly
Benjamin Taylor Lute
University of Florida, B.S.
Florida State University, B.S.
Rachel Makell Miller
The University of West Florida, B.A.
†
Thomas Tolle Mingledorff
University of South Florida, B.S.
Sean Richard Kelly
Michael Brian Lyons
Warner University, B.A.
Stetson University, B.B.A.
Nicholas Allen Mitchell
University of Florida, B.S.B.A.
Kayli J. Keough
Kaitlyn Rose Macomber
†
University of Central Florida, B.A., B.S.
William Matthew Mitchell Sr.
University of Florida, B.A.
The University of Tampa, B.L.S.
Denyse Danielle Ketcham
†
Tamara Ann Major *
Savannah Marie Mixon
University of South Dakota, B.A.
St. Petersburg College, B.A.S.
Robert Doss Kindred
Anthony William Marcantonio
University of South Florida, B.A.
State University of New York at Albany, B.A.
Florida State University, B.S.
Donovan Thomas Moore
Hood College, B.A.
Pamela Marie Konover
Jessica Anne Maugeri
Eckerd College, B.A.
University of South Florida, B.A.
David Michael Morris
Florida State University, B.A.
Callie Marina Krueger
Steven R. McCommon
University of South Florida, B.A.
University of Florida, B.A.
Alexandra Marie Murdocca
George Mason University, B.A.
Kevin Michael Kunnen
Sean Edward McEleney
Southeastern University, B.S.
Villanova University, B.S.
University of Phoenix, M.S.A.
Christine Murphy
Lara Elyssa McGuire
Katherine Claire Myers
University of Florida, B.A.
Eckerd College, B.A.
Paige Amanda Lacy
Florida State University, B.S.
†
University of Florida, B.S.J., B.S.
Honors Received
Anticipated Honors
U.S. Military Veteran
††
†
* Summer Graduate
Stetson Double Hatter
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Spring and Summer 2016 Juris Doctor Degree Candidates
Daniel Dewayne Nawara II
Brandon C. Pfluger
Katie Lynn Salemi
University of South Florida, B.S.
Southern Methodist University, B.S.
Florida State University, B.S., M.S.
Jounice LaVerne Nealy-Brown †
Gregory Lathrop Pierson †
Meagan Nicole Salisbury †
Howard University, B.A.
University of Miami, M.B.A.
Rollins College, A.B.
Syracuse University, B.A.
Izi Pinho †
Nicole Santamaria †
Rollins College, B.A.
Florida State University, B.A.
Nicole Christine Price †
Adam Michael Louis Saunders
University of Central Florida, B.A.
University of South Florida, B.A.
Leandro Nascimento Quatel
Alexandra Marie Scales
University of Utah, B.A.
University of South Florida, B.A.
Michael Royce Rainey
Joshua Adam Shankman
Florida State University, B.S.
University of Central Florida, B.A.
Aaron Harry Reichelson †
Elizabeth L. Shelley
McGill University, B.Eng.
Stetson University, B.A.
Bryan Wesley Reynolds II †
Lindsey Sheppy †
Davidson College, B.A.
University of South Florida, B.S.
Christina Marie Rieger †
Nicole Anne Sherwood
Old Dominion University, B.S., B.S.B.A.
University of Puget Sound, B.A.
The George Washington University, M.Accy
Joseph Victor Nemeh
University of Central Florida, B.S.
Chris Nenov
†
Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany, Diplom
Ingenieur
Florida Atlantic University, M.S.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D.
Alexandria Catherina Nicodemi
University of Central Florida, B.A.
Kevin J. Normandeau
University of Florida, B.A.
Phyllis Jean Nowlan
University of Vermont, B.S.
Kimberly Ivonne Nuñez
University of South Florida, B.A.
David D. Orr *
Florida State University, B.A.
Kaleigh Anne Pappas
Stetson University, B.A.
Anna Rae Klausner Parish
University of Florida, B.A.
Anish Kanti Patel
Florida State University, B.S.
Carmon Brandy Perez
University of South Florida, B.A.
Tara Marie Petzoldt †
University of South Florida, B.A.
Christian Edmund Pezalla
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University,
B.S., M.B.A.
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Jeremy Allen Rill †
Stetson University, B.A.
Teodora K. Siderova
University of South Florida, B.A.
Douglas Deane Rinner
Florida State University, B.A.
Taylor Ann Sinclair †
Stetson University, B.A.
Anabella Christina Rojas
University of Central Florida, B.S., B.A.
Caleb Vince Smith
University of South Carolina, B.A.
Mica S. Rosier
The University of Tampa, B.S.
Genesis Matute Smith
University of South Florida, B.A.
Kyle Douglass Ross
University of Central Florida, B.S.
Benjamin Carl Sorrell *
University of South Florida, B.S.
Kristine Helen Rudzik
University of Central Florida, B.S.E.E.
Thomas Herbert Stanton
University of South Florida, B.S.
Patrick A. Ruster
University of South Florida, B.S.
Kaelyn Steinkraus †
University of Florida, B.S.
Spring and Summer 2016 Juris Doctor Degree Candidates
Timothy Willard Stella
Courtney Anne Turnquist †
Macaulay Williams
University of South Florida, B.A.
University of St. Thomas, B.A.
New Jersey Institute of Technology, B.S., M.S.
Allison M. Stevenson †
Harold Steffan Velez
Tamara Joi Williams
University of South Florida, B.A.
Stetson University, B.A.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical
University, B.A.
John Louis Striano
Christiana Antoinette Vento
Dowling College, B.B.A.
University of Central Florida, M.S.T.
University of Central Florida, B.S.
Rahma Adnan Sultan
University of North Florida, B.A.
Corbin S. Sutter
Ciara Chelsea Willis †
Florida State University, B.S.
Brendan James Vincent
Madison Carol Wilson
University of South Florida, B.A.
Florida State University, B.S.
Diane Christine Visnaw
University of South Florida, B.A.
University of Miami, B.B.A.
Florida International University, M.S.
Mason R. Wolfe
Rachel Marie Swansiger
Zachariah Wade
Nicholas R. Wolfmeyer
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical
University, B.S.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A.
Pace University, M.S.T.
Joshua Thomas Walker
Katrina S. Womble †
University of North Florida, B.B.A.
University of Texas at San Antonio, B.A.
Isabel Nicole Walker-Burgos
Barbara J. Wood
University of Central Florida, B.A.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, B.A.
Columbia International University,
M.Div.
University of Florida, B.A.
University of Central Florida, B.S.
Samara M. Sweet
Florida State University, B.S.
Mariela Inés Tassone
Vanderbilt University, B.A.
Branden Naim Tawil
Emory University, B.S.
Sarah Ashley Wilkins
University of Central Florida, B.S.
Gregory David Zeck
Paul Joseph Thompson
Suffolk University, B.S.B.A.
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, B.S.J.
Brandon Lewis Williams
University of Central Florida, B.A.
Shadi Traish
†
Tea Zubic
The University of Akron, B.A.
University of Cincinnati, M.S.W.
Florida State University, B.A.
Honors Received
Anticipated Honors
U.S. Military Veteran
††
†
* Summer Graduate
Stetson Double Hatter
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Fall 2015 Named Awards
Attorneys’ Title Insurance
Fund Award
Maria G. Martin Award for
Legal Ethics
Ralph Harris Ferrell
Competition Award
Scott Elliot Hayden
Tomoko A. Ransen
Brooke India Charlan
Dean’s Award
Matthew Bender Elder Law
Book Award
Raphael Steinhardt Award
Tamara Lynn Schweinsberg
Walter Mann Award
Evan Sidman
E. Harris Drew Memorial
Award
Christopher Michal Aprim
Judge Alexander Paskay
Bankruptcy Award
Jean Anne Burke
National Order of Scribes
Award
Karin M. Paparelli
Paul Barnard Award for
Clinic Excellence
Jessica Anne Newton
Alison Elizabeth Hale
Erica Jen Munz
Thomas E. Pennick Jr. Award
for Community Service
Samantha Rae Sobel
Victor O. Wehle Award
Molli Elizabeth Gard
Raymond Gonzalez II
Hamilton Walker Kemp III
Rickena Charles Perry
Jennifer Wilson
Spring and Summer 2016 Named Awards
Edward D. Foreman
Most Distinguished Student
Award
Darnesha Kenyata Carter
Dean’s Award
Daniel J. Kavanaugh
Phyllis Jean Nowlan
Walter Mann Award
Jounice LaVerne Nealy-Brown
Florida Constitutional Law
Award
Elizabeth Britzke Harbaugh
Katherine Claire Myers
Carol R. Samuels Unsung
Hero Student Leadership
Award
Gardner W. Beckett Civil
Liberties Award
Denyse Danielle Ketcham
Daniel N. Burton Against
All Odds Scholarship
Starcee Lubertha Brown
American Bankruptcy
Institute Medal Award for
Excellence in Bankruptcy
Studies
Dean Richard Dillon
Excellence in Real Property
Award
Lara Elyssa McGuire
Benjamin Taylor Lute
American Law Institute
Continuing Legal
Education Scholarship and
Leadership Award
E. Harris Drew Memorial
Award
Brandon Kyle Breslow
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Attorneys’ Title Insurance
Fund Award
Adam James Campbell
Hearne Environmental Law
Award
Allison Kaye Dhand
International Academy of
Trial Lawyers Award
Harold Steffan Velez
Judge Alexander Paskay
Bankruptcy Award
Tiffany Marie Fanelli
Elizabeth M. Leeman Award
Judge John M. Scheb
Excellence in Appellate
Advocacy Award
Giovanni P. Giarratana
Ryan Lee Hedstrom
Jessica Danielle Ford
Spring and Summer 2016 Named Awards
Marc L. Levine Award
Zachariah Wade
National Order of Scribes
Award
Katrina S. Womble
Courtney Cox
Correy Beth Karbiener
Taylor Allen McKinnon
Jeremy Allen Rill
Matthew Bender Elder
Law Book Award
Paul Barnard Award for
Clinic Excellence
Maria G. Martin Award
for Legal Ethics
Phillip Thomas Jones
Melvyn Trute, P.A. Trust
Award
Courtney Nicole Chaipel Pugh
Izi Pinho
Michael P. Allen Award
for Excellence and
Professionalism
Erin Brennan Davis
Giovanni P. Giarratana
Nader/Zrake Memorial
Award
Lydia Anne Greiner
National Association
of Women Lawyers
Outstanding Law Student
Award
Allison M. Stevenson
Hannah Raissa Ibañez
Pride Award
Donovan Thomas Moore
Phyllis Jean Nowlan
Public Interest Award
Rahma Adnan Sultan
Public Service Fellows
Recognition Award
Meagan Nicole Salisbury
Ralph Harris Ferrell
Competition Award
Kyle Douglass Ross
Raphael Steinhardt Award
Hayley Brew
Stephanie A. Vaughan
Excellence in Advocacy
Award
The Florida Bar Labor and
Employment Law Section
Dean W. Gary Vause
Scholarship
Viktoryia Johnson
Thomas E. Penick Jr. Award
for Community Service
Megan McCabe Jarrett
Victor O. Wehle Award
Hillary Lynn Albertson
Silvia Amador
Valerie Yvonne Assad
Stephanie Joy Baker
Tyrie Knight Boyer
Brandon Kyle Breslow
William Joseph Casey IV
Franklin Anthony Farago
Lydia Anne Greiner
Joshua Rhett Harris
Kristin Lynne Howe
Daniel J. Kavanaugh
Lara Elyssa McGuire
Jounice LaVerne Nealy-Brown
Joseph Victor Nemeh
Michael Royce Rainey
Bryan Wesley Reynolds II
Allison M. Stevenson
Tamara Joi Williams
Leon O’Neal Hunter
Suzanne Armstrong
Memorial Award
Danielle G. Breiter
15
Honors & Activities
JD/MBA Dual Degree
Jonathan Matthew Diamond
Kimberly Evanne Ferris
Noah Anthony Fischer
John Richman Gilhart II
Alexandra Maria Karaphillis
Nicholas Allen Mitchell
Daniel Dewayne Nawara II
Bryce Adam Whitworth
JD/MPH Dual Degree
Phyllis Jean Nowlan
JD/MINTEC Dual Degree
Nicole Anne Sherwood
Thomas Herbert Stanton
Honors Program
Maria Babajanian
Cherylin Clark Blitch
Danielle G. Breiter
Brandon Kyle Breslow
Adam James Campbell
Darnesha Kenyata Carter
Courtney Nicole Chaipel Pugh
Courtney Cox
Thomas Joseph Elkins III
Giovanni P. Giarratana
Sarah A. Gottlieb
Elizabeth Britzke Harbaugh
Hannah Raissa Ibañez
Megan McCabe Jarrett
Viktoryia Johnson
Timothy Craig Jones
Kayli J. Keough
Jounice LaVerne Nealy-Brown
Phyllis Jean Nowlan
Bryan Wesley Reynolds II
Jeremy Allen Rill
Allison M. Stevenson
Certificates of
Concentration
Advocacy
Christopher Michal Aprim
Valerie Yvonne Assad
Brandon Kyle Breslow
Kristen Lee Colelli
Thomas Joseph Elkins III
Tiffany Marie Eveld
Franklin Anthony Farago
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Daniel Flanagan
Justin Scott Foster
Adam Harlan Itzkowitz
Elder Law
Phillip Thomas Jones
Denyse Danielle Ketcham
Marissa L. Messinger
Erica Jen Munz
Tamara Lynn Schweinsberg
Environmental Law
Jessica Beaulieu
Hayley Brew
Allison Kaye Dhand
Lauren Maria Eliopoulos
Lydia Anne Greiner
Benjamin Taylor Lute
Steven R. McCommon
Alexander Adam Stewart
International Law
Stanislav Abramenko
Laura Louise Anderson
Alicia Anne Dietzen
Phyllis Jean Nowlan
Karin M. Paparelli
Christian Edmund Pezalla
Rachel Marie Swansiger
Branden Naim Tawil
Brandon Lewis Williams
Social Justice Advocacy
Stephanie Joy Baker
Sarah A. Gottlieb
Cherilyn Rose Hansen
Hannah Raissa Ibañez
Megan McCabe Jarrett
Anthony William Marcantonio
Jessica Anne Newton
Samantha Rae Sobel
Rahma Adnan Sultan
Shadi Traish
Katrina S. Womble
Public Service Fellows
Kristine Helen Rudzik
Meagan Nicole Salisbury
Samara M. Sweet
Nominees for the
National Order of
Barristers
Hayley Brew
Darnesha Kenyata Carter
Brittany Nicole Cover
Tiffany Marie Eveld
Joshua Rhett Harris
Ryan Lee Hedstrom
Leon O’Neal Hunter
Jeremy Allen Rill
Anabella Christina Rojas
Kyle Douglass Ross
Stetson Journal of
Advocacy and the Law
Benjamin Charles Fuchs
Giselle M. Girones
Timothy Craig Jones
Alice M. Porch
Rahma Adnan Sultan
Journal of International
Aging Law and Policy
Nicole Suzanne Bell
Sushil Preet Kaur Cheema
Phillip Thomas Jones
Denyse Danielle Ketcham
Erica Jen Munz
Phyllis Jean Nowlan
Taylor Ann Sinclair
Ciara Chelsea Willis
Journal of International
Wildlife Law and Policy
Janelle Christina Barriero
Jessica Beaulieu
Hayley Brew
Allison Kaye Dhand
Lauren Maria Eliopoulos
Lydia Anne Greiner
Benjamin Taylor Lute
Steven R. McCommon
Timothy Willard Stella
Honors & Activities
American Bar Association
Law Student Division
Giselle M. Girones,
Fifth Circuit Lieutenant Governor
Ambassador to SBA Presidents and
ABA Representatives
Daniel J. Kavanaugh,
Vice Representative, Vice President
and Community Service Chair
Phyllis Jean Nowlan,
Community Service Chair
Christian Edmund Pezalla,
VITA Chair
Florida Bar Young
Lawyers Division Law
Student Division
Ciara Willis,
President and Treasurer
Jeffrey Berglund,
Vice President
Anisha Kanti Patel,
Secretary
Student Bar Association
Officers
Daniel J. Kavanaugh,
President
Nicole M. Georges,
Vice President and Secretary
Tamara Ann Major,
Vice President of Part-time Students
Brooke India Charlan,
Secretary
Mary M. Heckler,
Secretary
Anabella Christina Rojas,
Parliamentarian
Michele Joy-Therese Ross,
Treasurer
Student Bar Association
Committee Chairs
Giselle M. Girones,
Budgeting Committee
Mary M. Heckler,
Go Green Committee
Kristin Lynne Howe,
Barrister’s Ball Committee
Alexandros Lemonidis,
Pro Bono Committee
Tamara Ann Major,
Pro Bono Committee
Thomas Tolle Mingledorff,
Social Committee
Brandon C. Pfluger,
Athletic Committee
Anabella Christina Rojas,
Constitution and Bylaws
Committee and Alumni Relations
Committee
Brandon Lewis Williams,
Alumni Relations Committee
Mason R. Wolfe,
Social Committee
Student Bar Association
Representatives
Stanislav Abramenko
Christopher Michal Aprim
Brandon Kyle Breslow
Ella Rose Chapin
Brooke India Charlan
Nicole M. Georges
Elizabeth Britzke Harbaugh
Joshua Rhett Harris
Mary M. Heckler
Ryan Lee Hedstrom
Kristin Lynne Howe
Leon O’Neal Hunter
Patrick Arun Iyampillai
Maryann Nicole Jaghab
Phillip Thomas Jones
Daniel J. Kavanaugh
Hamilton Walker Kemp III
Alexandros Lemonidis
Tamara Ann Major
Jessica Anne Maugeri
Thomas Tolle Mingledorff
Phyllis Jean Nowlan
Anabella Christina Rojas
Michele Joy-Therese Ross
Kristine Helen Rudzik
Joshua Adam Shankman
Rahma Adnan Sultan
Brandon Lewis Williams
Ciara Chelsea Willis
Mason R. Wolfe
Student Bar Association
Summer Advisory Council
Allison Kaye Dhand, 2014
Elizabeth Danielle Doheny, 2014
Patrick Arun Iyampillai, 2015
Zachariah Wade, 2015
Student Organization
Presidents
Jessica Beaulieu,
Environmental Law Society
Matthew Allen Bowles,
Phi Delta Phi-Law
Lindsey N. Brigham,
Family Law Society
Annette Cristina Collins,
Black Law Students Association
Annalisa Marie Costanzo,
Christian Legal Society
Allison Kaye Dhand,
Stetson Republicans
Tiffany Marie Fanelli,
Innocence Initiative at Stetson Law
Justin Scott Foster,
Student Veterans Organization
Nathaniel C. Griffin,
Investment & Finance Law
Association
Elizabeth Britzke Harbaugh,
American Constitution Society
Scott Elliot Hayden,
Jewish Law Student Association
Mary M. Heckler,
Business Law Society
Ryan Lee Hedstrom,
Federal Bar Association
Shantal L. Henriquez,
Healthcare Law Association
Hannah Raissa Ibañez,
National Association for Women
Campus Action Network
Patrick Arun Iyampillai,
Jewish Law Student Association
Ferdian Laurencius Jap,
Part-time Student Society
Viktoryia Johnson,
Labor & Employment Law Association
Denyse Danielle Ketcham,
Elder Law Society
Anthony William Marcantonio,
Dream Defenders
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Honors & Activities
Jessica Anne Maugeri,
Federalist Society
Kristina Marie Merritt,
Education Law Association
Donovan Thomas Moore,
Lambda Legal Society
Erica Jen Munz,
Elder Law Society
Alexandra Marie Murdocca,
Entertainment and Sports Law
Society, and Intellectual Property
Law Society
Phyllis Jean Nowlan,
International Law Society
Carmon Brandy Perez,
Student Animal Legal Defense
Fund, Stetson Chapter
Edna Pierre,
Stetson Law Solo and Small Firm
Society
Tomoko Ahagon Ransen,
Stetson Law Parents
Katie Lynn Salemi,
Florida Association of Women
Lawyers at Stetson
Meagan Nicole Salisbury,
Public Service Fellows
Rahma Adnan Sultan,
Asian-American Law
Student Association and Dream
Defenders
Samara M. Sweet,
Public Service Fellows
Ciara Chelsea Willis,
Florida Bar Young Lawyers
Division – Law Student Division
Nicholas R. Wolfmeyer,
Immigration Law Student
Association
Stetson Ambassadors
Steven Randall Cozzi,
Chief Ambassador
Hillary Lynn Albertson,
Deputy Chief Ambassador
Giselle M. Girones,
Deputy Chief Ambassador
Nicholas Allen Mitchell,
Deputy Chief Ambassador
Brandon Kyle Breslow,
Senior Stetson Ambassador
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Hayley Brew,
Senior Stetson Ambassador
Ella Rose Chapin,
Stetson Ambassador
Shadi Nader Fackih,
Stetson Ambassador
Nicole M. Georges,
Senior Stetson Ambassador
Mary M. Heckler,
Senior Stetson Ambassador
Kristin Lynne Howe,
Stetson Ambassador
Patrick Arun Iyampillai,
Stetson Ambassador
Maryann Nicole Jaghab,
Senior Stetson Ambassador
Megan McCabe Jarrett,
Senior Stetson Ambassador
Jazzmine Simone Jenkins,
Senior Stetson Ambassador
Kayli J. Keough,
Senior Stetson Ambassador
Denyse Danielle Ketcham,
Senior Stetson Ambassador
Alexandros Lemonidis,
Senior Stetson Ambassador
Kathleen Veronica Logan,
Stetson Ambassador
Lara Elyssa McGuire,
Senior Stetson Ambassador
Phyllis Jean Nowlan,
Senior Stetson Ambassador
Alexandra Marie Scales,
Senior Stetson Ambassador
Genesis Matute Smith,
Senior Stetson Ambassador
Kaelyn Steinkraus,
Stetson Ambassador
Mariela Inés Tassone,
Stetson Ambassador
Courtney Anne Turnquist,
Senior Stetson Ambassador
Zachariah Wade,
Stetson Ambassador
Ciara Chelsea Willis,
Senior Stetson Ambassador
Student Leadership
Development Committee
Erin Brennan Davis,
Chair
Danielle G. Breiter,
Deputy Chair of Program Development
Adam James Campbell,
Marketing and Event Logistics Chair
Hamilton Walker Kemp III
Mitchell S. Levine
Alexandria Catherina Nicodemi
Genesis Matute Smith
Student Leadership
Development Certificates
Alicia Renee Anderson-Tarrant
Valerie Yvonne Assad
Michael Ryan Bebeau
Jeffrey Alan Berglund
Danielle G. Breiter
Adam James Campbell
Kristen Lee Colelli
Erin Brennan Davis
Allison Kaye Dhand
Jorge Adrian Diaz
Elizabeth Danielle Doheny
Cynthia Lynn Duncan
Shadi Nader Fackih
Roman Vadimovich Faizorin
Justin Scott Foster
Gianvito Grieco
Alison Elizabeth Hale
Mary M. Heckler
Stephen Andrew Hedley
Shantal L. Henriquez
Kristin Lynne Howe
Patrick Arun Iyampillai
Maryann Nicole Jaghab
Kevin Alan James
Megan McCabe Jarrett
Jazzmine Simone Jenkins
Daniel J. Kavanaugh
Denyse Danielle Ketcham
Mitchell S. Levine
Kaitlyn Rose Macomber
Kristina Marie Merritt
Alexandra Marie Murdocca
Jounice LaVerne Nealy-Brown
Alexandria Catherina Nicodemi
Phyllis Jean Nowlan
Christian Edmund Pezalla
Honors & Activities
Alice M. Porch
Nicole Christine Price
Anabella Christina Rojas
Kristine Helen Rudzik
Katie Lynn Salemi
Meagan Nicole Salisbury
Nicole Anne Sherwood
Caleb Vince Smith
Genesis Matute Smith
Samantha Rae Sobel
Thomas Herbert Stanton
Alexander Adam Stewart
Samara M. Sweet
Courtney Anne Turnquist
Ciara Chelsea Willis
Tea Zubic
Dispute Resolution Board
Hayley Brew
Nicole Renee Brunswick
Stephanie Anne Cuello
Jonathan Matthew Diamond
Elizabeth Danielle Doheny
Tiffany Marie Eveld
Tiffany Marie Fanelli
Leon Jakob Innerkofler
Tamara Ann Major
Phyllis Jean Nowlan
Michael Royce Rainey
Anabella Christina Rojas
Kaelyn Steinkraus
Ciara Chelsea Willis
Trial Team
Christie Alisca
Silvia Amador
Christopher Michal Aprim
Stephanie Joy Baker
Brandon Kyle Breslow
Starcee Lubertha Brown
Brooke India Charlan
Franklin Anthony Farago
Lauren Michele Fernandez
Joshua Rhett Harris
Kristin Lynne Howe
Leon O’Neal Hunter
Hannah Raissa Ibañez
Patrick Arun Iyampillai
Daniel J. Kavanaugh
Hamilton Walker Kemp III
Savannah Marie Mixon
Edna Pierre
Cory James Powell
Bryan Wesley Reynolds II
Kyle Douglass Ross
Allison M. Stevenson
Harold Steffan Velez
Zachariah Wade
Tamara Joi Williams
Jennifer Wilson
Moot Court Board
Jeremy Allen Rill,
Chief Justice
Darnesha Kenyata Carter,
Associate Justice
Erin Brennan Davis,
Associate Justice
Brittany Nicole Cover
Lauren Maria Eliopoulos
Tiffany Marie Fanelli
Lauren Michele Fernandez
Jessica Danielle Ford
Giovanni P. Giarratana
Ryan Lee Hedstrom
Correy Beth Karbiener
Paige Amanda Lacy
Lara Elyssa McGuire
Gregory Lathrop Pierson
Nicole Santamaria
Stetson Law Review
Allison M. Stevenson,
Editor in Chief
Viktoryia Johnson,
Executive Editor
Taylor Allen McKinnon,
Assistant Executive Editor
Alice M. Porch,
Assistant Executive Editor
Giovanni P. Giarratana,
Managing Editor
Courtney Cox,
Notes and Comments Editor
Sarah A. Gottlieb,
Notes and Comments Editor
Benjamin Taylor Lute,
Notes and Comments Editor
Izi Pinho,
Notes and Comments Editor
Katrina S. Womble,
Notes and Comments Editor
Maria Babajanian,
Articles and Symposia Editor
Darnesha Kenyata Carter,
Articles and Symposia Editor
Tara Marie Petzoldt,
Articles and Symposia Editor
Nicole Santamaria,
Articles and Symposia Editor
Courtney Anne Turnquist,
Articles and Symposia Editor
Jessica Danielle Ford,
Research Editor
Natalie Gonder Jones,
Assistant Research Editor
Gregory Lathrop Pierson,
Assistant Research Editor
Megan McCabe Jarrett,
Marketing Editor
Lara Elyssa McGuire,
Assistant Marketing Editor
Danielle G. Breiter,
Senior Associate
Courtney Nicole Chaipel Pugh,
Senior Associate
Brooke India Charlan,
Senior Associate
Brittany Nicole Cover,
Senior Associate
Benjamin Charles Fuchs,
Senior Associate
Alexandra Maria Karaphillis,
Senior Associate
Kayli J. Keough,
Senior Associate
Jounice LaVerne Nealy-Brown,
Senior Associate
Nicole Christine Price,
Senior Associate
Aaron Harry Reichelson,
Senior Associate
Jeremy Allen Rill,
Senior Associate
Adam Michael Louis Saunders,
Senior Associate
Timothy Willard Stella,
Senior Associate
Diane Christine Visnaw,
Senior Associate
19
William F. Blews Pro Bono Service Award
Michelle Alfonso
Silvia Amador
Valerie Yvonne Assad
Maria Babajanian
Stephanie Joy Baker
Joena Nicole Bartolini Mitchell
Maria D. Bastos
Jessica Beaulieu
Jeffrey Alan Berglund
Tyrie Knight Boyer
Brandon Kyle Breslow
Hayley Brew
Lindsey N. Brigham
Tiana Racquel Brockway-Horne
Adam James Campbell
Erica L. Chapman
Brooke India Charlan
Sushil Preet Kaur Cheema
Kristen Lee Colelli
Annette Cristina Collins
Desiree Colson
Brittany Nicole Cover
Courtney Cox
Steven Randall Cozzi
Stephen M. Dennis
Allison Kaye Dhand
Cynthia Lynn Duncan
Tiffany Marie Eveld
Shadi Nader Fackih
Tiffany Marie Fanelli
Benjamin Charles Fuchs
Melanie L. Gearhart
Nicole M. Georges
Sarah A. Gottlieb
Lydia Anne Greiner
Joshua Rhett Harris
Shantal L. Henriquez
Brian Joseph Hoops
Todd Alan Hoover
Kristin Lynne Howe
Adam Harlan Itzkowitz
Maryann Nicole Jaghab
Ferdian Laurencius Jap
Megan McCabe Jarrett
Viktoryia Johnson
Timothy Craig Jones
Kathryn Anne Keller
Denyse Danielle Ketcham
Kathleen Veronica Logan
Andrew James Long
Michael Brian Lyons
Kaitlyn Rose Macomber
Anthony William Marcantonio
Lara Elyssa McGuire
Kristina Marie Merritt
Nicholas Allen Mitchell
William Matthew Mitchell, Sr.
Erica Jen Munz
Alexandra Marie Murdocca
Christine Murphy
Jounice LaVerne Nealy-Brown
Jessica Anne Newton
Alexandria Catherina Nicodemi
Phyllis Jean Nowlan
Rickena Charles Perry
Christian Edmund Pezalla
Edna Pierre
Alice M. Porch
Nicole Christine Price
Tomoko A. Ransen
Jeremy Allen Rill
Sabrina Marie Rodriguez
Anabella Christina Rojas
Kyle Douglass Ross
Kristine Helen Rudzik
Katie Lynn Salemi
Adam Michael Louis Saunders
Nicole Anne Sherwood
Evan Sidman
Caleb Vince Smith
Genesis Matute Smith
Samantha Rae Sobel
Allison M. Stevenson
Alexander Adam Stewart
Rahma Adnan Sultan
Mariela Inés Tassone
Paul Joseph Thompson
Emily Taylor Tocci
Shadi Traish
Christiana Antoinette Vento
Isabel Nicole Walker-Burgos
Bryce Adam Whitworth
Brandon Lewis Williams
Ciara Chelsea Willis
Jennifer Wilson
Madison Carol Wilson
Nicholas R. Wolfmeyer
Veterans Law Institute Award
Lindsey N. Brigham
Andrew Ralph Cerchio
Kristen Lee Colelli
Cynthia Lynn Duncan
Daniel Flanagan
Justin Scott Foster
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Cherilyn Rose Hansen
Hanna Raissa Ibañez
Patrick Arun Iyampillai
Sean Richard Kelly
Rickena Charles Perry
Alice M. Porch
Lindsey Sheppy
Taylor Ann Sinclair
Nicholas R. Wolfmeyer
Barbara J. Wood
Katrina S. Womble
Dispute Resolution Competitions
2014–2015 ABA Law
Student Divisional
Regional Client Counseling
Competition
Boston, Massachusetts
Semifinalists
Elizabeth Danielle Doheny
Tiffany Marie Eveld
Participant
Hayley Brew
Coach
Aleksandra I. Jagiella, Esq.
2014–2015 ABA Law
Student Division Regional
Negotiation Competition
Macon, Georgia
Hayley Brew
Tiffany Marie Fanelli
Coach
Professor James A. Sheehan
2014 William & Mary
Law School Negotiation
Tournament
Williamsburg, Virginia
Finalists
Anabella Christina Rojas
Ciara Chelsea Willis
Semifinalists
Elizabeth Danielle Doheny
Tiffany Marie Eveld
Coach
Emily VanOosting, Esq.
2015–2016 ABA Law
Student Division Regional
Client Counseling
Competition
2015–2016 ABA Law
Student Division Regional
Negotiation Competition
Miami, Florida
Finalist
Elizabeth Danielle Doheny
Participants
Anabella Christina Rojas
Ciara Chelsea Willis
Coach
Emily VanOosting, Esq.
2015 Liberty University
National Negotiation
Competition
Lynchburg, Virginia
Anabella Christina Rojas
Coaches
Professor James A. Sheehan
William S. Greiner, Esq.
2015 Robert Merhige Jr.
National Environmental
Negotiation Competition
Richmond, Virginia
Hayley Brew
Tiffany Marie Eveld
Coach
Professor Lance N. Long
2015 William & Mary
Law School Negotiation
Tournament
Williamsburg, Virginia
Elizabeth Danielle Doheny
Tiffany Marie Eveld
Michael Royce Rainey
Coach
Professor James A. Sheehan
2016 ABA Representation
in Mediation Regional
Competition
Washington, D.C.
Elizabeth Danielle Doheny
Michael Royce Rainey
Ciara Chelsea Willis
Coach
Amy Catledge, Esq.
2016 Liberty University
National Negotiation
Competition
Lynchburg, Virginia
Finalists
Hayley Brew
Anabella Christina Rojas
Participant
Tamara Ann Major
Coaches
Professor James A. Sheehan
William S. Greiner, Esq.
2016 Robert Merhige Jr.
National Environmental
Negotiation Competition
Richmond, Virginia
Semifinalists
Hayley Brew
Tiffany Marie Fanelli
Anabella Christina Rojas
Ciara Chelsea Willis
Coaches
Professor Lance N. Long
Erin Noel Okuno, Esq.
Orlando, Florida
Finalists
Nicole Renee Brunswick
Stephanie Anne Cuello
Tiffany Marie Eveld
Phyllis Jean Nowlan
Coach
Aleksandra I. Jagiella, Esq.
21
Advocacy Board Arbitration Competitions
2015 ABA Law Student Division Arbitration
Competition, National Finals
Chicago, Illinois
National Co-Champion
Lauren Maria Eliopoulos
Coaches
Professor Kelly M. Feeley
Professor Roberta K. Flowers
2015–2016 ABA Law Student Division
Regional Arbitration Competition
Atlanta, Georgia
Semifinalists
Hayley Brew
Nicole Renee Brunswick
Lara Elyssa McGuire
Participants
Tiffany Marie Fanelli
Phyllis Jean Nowlan
Coaches
Professor Kristen David Adams
Professor Roberta K. Flowers
22
Willem C. Vis International Commercial
Arbitration Moot
Vienna, Austria
Top 32 of 311 Teams
Honorable Mention Respondent’s Memorandum
First Place, Florida Bar International Law Section
Vis Arbitral Pre-Moot
Jonathan Matthew Diamond
Leon Jakob Innerkofler
Kaelyn Steinkraus
Coaches
Professor Joseph F. Morrissey
Associate Dean Stephanie A. Vaughan
Alexander Zesch, Esq.
Trial Team Competitions
2014 Lone Star Classic
Competition
San Antonio, Texas
Hannah Raissa Ibañez
Lauren Michele Fernandez
Zachariah Wade
Coaches
Professor Charles H. Rose III
Associate Dean Stephanie A. Vaughan
2014 Golden Gate
University, In Vino Veritas,
National Mock Trial
Competition
San Francisco, California
First Place
Best Advocate
Leon O’Neal Hunter
Coaches
Erika S. McArdle, Esq.
Joseph T. Murray III, Esq.
2014 Florida Justice
Association Honorable E.
Earle Zehmer Memorial
Mock Trial Competition
Tampa, Florida
First Place
Daniel J. Kavanaugh
Kathleen Veronica Logan
Harold Steffan Velez
Participants
Stephanie Joy Baker
Kyle Douglass Ross
Coaches
Honorable David A. Demers
Arturo R. Rios, Esq.
2015 Chester H. Bedell
Mock Trial Competition
Orlando, Florida
Finalists
Stephanie Joy Baker
Kyle Douglass Ross
Harold Steffan Velez
Coaches
Shaun Michael Cummings, Esq.
Sara Mieczkowski, Esq.
2015 National Trial
Competition
Orlando, Florida
Finalists
Kathleen Veronica Logan
Zachariah Wade
Participant
Joshua Rhett Harris
Coaches
Professor Charles H. Rose III
Julia A. Metts, Esq.
2015 American Association
for Justice Mock Trial
Competition
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Regional Champion
Kyle Douglass Ross
Coaches
Professor Amelia Michele Joiner
Shaun Michael Cummings, Esq.
2015 American Association
for Justice Mock Trial
Competition
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
National Champion
Kyle Douglass Ross
Coaches
Professor Ameila Michele Joiner
Shaun Michael Cummings, Esq.
2015 National Ethics Trial
Competition
Sacramento, California
Semifinalists
Daniel J. Kavanaugh
Jennifer Wilson
Coaches
Honorable David A. Demers
Dean Susan Demers
2015 Florida State
University National Civil
Mock Trial Competition
Tallahassee, Florida
Semifinalists
Brandon Kyle Breslow
Harold Steffan Velez
Coach
William Robert Gower III, Esq.
2015 American Bar
Association and
John Marshall School of
Law National Criminal
Justice Trial Competition
Chicago, Illinois
Hannah Raissa Ibañez
Edna Pierre
Cory James Powell
Coach
Laura A. Rose, Esq.
2015 South Texas Mock
Trial Challenge
Houston, Texas
Octofinalists
Christie Alisca
Christopher Michal Aprim
Joshua Rhett Harris
Bryan Wesley Reynolds II
Coaches
Erika S. McArdle, Esq.
Sara Mieczkowski, Esq.
2015 Show Me Challenge,
National Voir Dire
Tournament
Kansas City, Missouri
Semifinalist
Leon O’Neal Hunter
Coaches
Erika S. McArdle, Esq.
Joseph T. Murray III, Esq.
2015 American Association
for Justice Mock Trial
Competition
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Finalists
Leon O’Neal Hunter
Bryan Wesley Reynolds II
Kyle Douglass Ross
Allison M. Stevenson
Semifinalist
Tamara Joi Williams
Coaches
Professor Charles H. Rose III
Shaun Michael Cummings, Esq.
Sara Mieczkowski, Esq.
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Trial Team Competitions, continued
2015 Tournament of
Champions
St. Louis, Missouri
Stephanie Joy Baker
Leon O’Neal Hunter
Kyle Douglass Ross
Allison M. Stevenson
Coaches
Professor Charles H. Rose III
Shaun Michael Cummings, Esq.
Sara Mieczkowski, Esq.
2015 National Civil Trial
Competition
Los Angeles, California
Semifinalists
Silvia Amador
Brooke India Charlan
Harold Steffan Velez
Zachariah Wade
Coaches
Professor Roberta Flowers
Khalil Madani, Esq.
Julia A. Metts, Esq.
2015 Buffalo-Niagara
Mock Trial Competition
Buffalo, New York
Octofinalists
Christie Alisca
Christopher Michal Aprim
Joshua Rhett Harris
Bryan Wesley Reynolds II
Coaches
Erika S. McArdle, Esq.
Joseph T. Murray III, Esq.
2015 Honorable E. Earle
Zehmer Memorial
Mock Trial
Orlando, Florida
First Place
Brandon Kyle Breslow (Best
Advocate)
Tamara Joi Williams
Participants
Franklin Anthony Farago
Patrick Arun Iyampillai
Coaches
Colby Hearn, Esq.
Trina Sams Hearn, Esq.
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2016 Chester Bedell
Memorial Mock Trial
Competition
Jacksonville, Florida
Quarterfinalists
Leon O’Neal Hunter
Kyle Douglass Ross
Allison M. Stevenson
Participant
Bryan Wesley Reynolds II
Coaches
Honorable David A. Demers
Dean Susan Demers
Brandon Blake, Esq.
2016 National Trial
Competition
St. Petersburg, Florida
Regional Finalists
Brandon Kyle Breslow
Joshua Rhett Harris
Zachariah Wade
Coaches
Professor Roberta K. Flowers
Erika S. McArdle, Esq.
Julia A. Metts, Esq.
2016 American Association
for Justice Mock Trial
Competition
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Finalists
Leon O’Neal Hunter
Bryan Wesley Reynolds II
Kyle Douglass Ross
Allison M. Stevenson
Semifinalist
Tamara Joi Williams
Coaches
Professor Charles H. Rose III
Shaun Michael Cummings, Esq.
Sara Mieczkowski, Esq.
2016 Florida State
University National Civil
Mock Trial Competition
Tallahassee, Florida
Christie Alisca
Starcee Lubertha Brown
Kristin Lynne Howe
Coaches
William Robert Gower III, Esq.
Elizabeth Martinez, Esq.
2016 South Texas Mock
Trial Challenge
Houston, Texas
Finalists
Franklin Anthony Farago
Savannah Marie Mixon,
(Outstanding Advocate)
Harold Steffan Velez
Coaches
Colby Hearn, Esq.
Trina Sams Hearn, Esq.
2016 National Ethics
Competition
Sacramento, California
First Place
Most Professional Team
Silvia Amador
Daniel J. Kavanaugh (Best
Advocate)
Coaches
Professor Roberta K. Flowers
Brandon Blake, Esq.
Honorable David A. Demers
Dean Susan Demers
2016 Show Me Challenge,
National Voir Dire
Tournament
Kansas City, Missouri
Joshua Rhett Harris
Zachariah Wade
Coaches
Erika S. McArdle, Esq.
Joseph T. Murray III, Esq.
Moot Court Board Awards & Competitions
2015–2016
Award of Excellence
Darnesha Kenyata Carter
Brittany Nicole Cover
2015–2016 Spirit Award
Brittany Nicole Cover
33rd Annual John Marshall
Law School International
Moot Court Competition in
Information Technology
and Privacy Law
Chicago, Illinois
Second Place
Erin Brennan Davis
Coach
Professor Brooke J. Bowman
2014 National Veterans Law
Moot Court Competition
Washington, D.C.
Correy Beth Karbiener
Coaches
Associate Dean Michael P. Allen
Jason Stearns, Esq.
2014 Mercer Moot Court
Competition on Legal Ethics
and Professionalism
Macon, Georgia
Semifinalist
Brittany Nicole Cover
Coaches
Professor Brooke J. Bowman
Jason Lambert, Esq.
New York City Bar’s 65th
Annual National Moot
Court Competition–Region V
Gainesville, Florida (two teams)
Regional Champion
Best Brief Award
Ryan Lee Hedstrom
Quarterfinalists
Paige Amanda Lacy
Jeremy Allen Rill
Coach
Associate Dean Michael P. Allen
2015 Andrews Kurth
Moot Court National
Championship
Houston, Texas
National Champion
Giovanni P. Giarratana
Coaches
Professor Brooke J. Bowman
Erin Noel Okuno, Esq.
New York City Bar’s 65
Annual National Moot
Court Competition–
National Finals
New York City, New York
Octofinalist
Ryan Lee Hedstrom
Coach
Associate Dean Michael P. Allen
2015 Philip C. Jessup
International Law Moot
Court Competition–
South Regional
New Orleans, Louisiana
Finalists
Ninth Best Memorial Award
Lauren Maria Eliopoulos
Lauren Michele Fernandez
Ryan Lee Hedstrom
Nicole Santamaria
Coaches
Professor Jason S. Palmer
Caitlein Jammo, Esq.
Bradley Arthur Muhs, Esq.
Fourth Annual Cristol
Kahn Paskay (CKP)
Bankruptcy Cup
Miami, Florida
Finalists
Tiffany Marie Fanelli
Correy Beth Karbiener
Coaches
Professor Theresa J. Pulley Radwan
Tiffany A. DiIorio, Esq.
2015 Florida Bar
International Law Section
Willem C. Vis Pre-Moot
Miami, Florida
Lara Elyssa McGuire
Gregory Lathrop Pierson
Coaches
Professor Kristen David Adams
Associate Dean Stephanie A. Vaughan
2014–2015 ABA Law Student
Division National Appellate
Advocacy Competition–
Regional
Boston, Massachusetts (two teams)
Co-Finalist and Fifth Best Brief
Jessica Danielle Ford
Participants
Darnesha Kenyata Carter
Erin Brennan Davis
Giovanni P. Giarratana
Coaches
Associate Dean Michael P. Allen
Jason Stearns, Esq.
23rd Annual Chief Judge
Conrad B. Duberstein
National Bankruptcy
Memorial Moot Court
Competition
New York City, New York
Tiffany Marie Fanelli
Correy Beth Karbiener
Coaches
Professor Theresa J. Pulley Radwan
Tiffany A. DiIorio, Esq.
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Moot Court Board Awards & Competitions, continued
30th Annual Jerome
Prince Memorial Evidence
Competition
Brooklyn, New York
Quarterfinalist and
Third-Best Brief
Jeremy Allen Rill
Coaches
Professor Brooke J. Bowman
Professor Roberta K. Flowers
2014–2015 Willem C. Vis
International Commercial
Arbitration Moot
Vienna, Austria
Lara Elyssa McGuire
Gregory Lathrop Pierson
Coaches
Professor Kristen David Adams
Associate Dean Stephanie A. Vaughan
White and Case
International Rounds
of the Philip C. Jessup
International
Law Moot Court
Competition
Washington, D.C.
Lauren Maria Eliopoulos
Lauren Michele Fernandez
Ryan Lee Hedstrom
Nicole Santamaria
Coaches
Professor Jason S. Palmer
Caitlein Jammo, Esq.
Bradley Arthur Muhs, Esq.
2015 Robert Orseck
Memorial Moot Court
Competition
Boca Raton, Florida
Finalists
Erin Brennan Davis
Lauren Maria Eliopoulos
Jeremy Allen Rill
Coaches
Professor Kristen David Adams
Professor Brooke J. Bowman
Professor Roberta K. Flowers
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2015 E. Earle Zehmer
Workers’ Compensation
Moot Court Competition
Orlando, Florida (two teams)
Semifinalists and
Best Brief Award
Paige Amanda Lacy
Lara Elyssa McGuire
Nicole Santamaria (NAWCJ
Professionalism Award)
Participants
Darnesha Kenyata Carter
Brittany Nicole Cover
Lauren Maria Eliopoulos
Coaches
Associate Dean Michael P. Allen
Jason Stearns, Esq.
Ninth Annual Civil Rights
and Liberties Moot Court
Competition
Atlanta, Georgia
Semifinalist
Jeremy Allen Rill
Coaches
Professor Brooke J. Bowman
Professor Roberta K. Flowers
National Veterans Law
Moot Court Competition
Washington, D.C. (two teams)
Best Team and
Best Respondent’s Brief
Correy Beth Karbiener
Runner-up, Best Team
Erin Brennan Davis (Best Oral
Advocate)
Correy Beth Karbiener
Coaches
Associate Dean Michael P. Allen
Jason Stearns, Esq.
New York City Bar’s 66th
Annual National Moot
Court Competition–Region V
Orlando, Florida (two teams)
Finalists and Best Brief Award
Ryan Lee Hedstrom
Gregory Lathrop Pierson
Quarterfinalist
Brittany Nicole Cover
Coaches
Associate Dean Michael P. Allen
Professor Louis J. Virelli III
Mercer Moot Court
Competition on Legal Ethics
and Professionalism
Macon, Georgia
Quarterfinalist and Best Oralist
Award, tied
Darnesha Kenyata Carter
Coaches
Professor Brooke J. Bowman
Jason Lambert, Esq.
New York City Bar’s 66th
Annual National Moot
Court Competition–
National Finals
New York City, New York
Octofinalists
Ryan Lee Hedstrom
Gregory Lathrop Pierson
Coaches
Associate Dean Michael P. Allen
Professor Louis J.Virelli III
2016 Philip C. Jessup
International Law Moot
Court Competition–South
Regional
New Orleans, Louisiana
Semifinalist and Fifth Best
Memorial Award
Lauren Maria Eliopoulos (Best
Oralist)
Nicole Santamaria (Seventh Best
Oralist)
Coaches
Caitlein Jammo, Esq.
Bradley Arthur Muhs, Esq.
Moot Court Board Awards & Competitions, continued
Fifth Annual
Cristol Kahn Paskay (CKP)
Bankruptcy Cup
Miami, Florida
Semifinalists
Tiffany Marie Fanelli
Correy Beth Karbiener
Lara Elyssa McGuire
Coach
Professor Theresa J. Pulley Radwan
2015–2016 ABA Law
Student Division National
Appellate Advocacy
Competition–Regional
Boston, Massachusetts (two teams)
Regional Co-Champions
Darnesha Kenyata Carter (Sixth
Best Oralist, Tied)
Jessica Danielle Ford
Participants
Erin Brennan Davis
Giovanni P. Giarratana
Coaches
Associate Dean Michael P. Allen
Jason Stearns, Esq.
24th Annual Chief Judge
Conrad B. Duberstein
National Bankruptcy
Memorial Moot Court
Competition
New York City, New York
Quarterfinalists
Tiffany Marie Fanelli
Correy Beth Karbiener
Lara Elyssa McGuire
Coach
Professor Theresa J. Pulley Radwan
31st Annual Jerome
Prince Memorial Evidence
Competition
Brooklyn, New York
First Place, Best Brief Award
Brittany Nicole Cover
Jeremy Allen Rill (Best Oralist,
Final Round)
Coaches
Professor Brooke J. Bowman
Professor Roberta K. Flowers
ABA Law Student Division
National Appellate
Advocacy Competition–
National Finals
Chicago, Illinois
Semifinalists
Darnesha Kenyata Carter
(Seventh Best Advocate)
Jessica Danielle Ford
Coaches
Associate Dean Michael P. Allen
Jason Stearns, Esq.
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Stetson Law Review
Darby Award
Outstanding New Associates
Digest Writers
Giovanni P. Giarratana,
Spring 2016
Jounice LaVerne Nealy-Brown,
Spring 2014
Kayli J. Keough,
Fall 2014
Benjamin Taylor Lute,
Spring 2015
Danielle G. Breiter
Kayli J. Keough
Impact Award
Megan McCabe Jarrett,
Fall 2015
Leadership Award
Allison M. Stevenson,
Spring 2015
Outstanding Associates
Allison M. Stevenson,
Spring 2014
Sarah A. Gottlieb,
Spring 2015
Izi Pinho,
Fall 2015
Outstanding Editors
Allison M. Stevenson,
Fall 2014
Megan McCabe Jarrett,
Spring 2015
Gregory Lathrop Pierson,
Fall 2015
Courtney Cox,
Spring 2016
Best Write-On
Selection Awards
Viktoryia Johnson,
Fall 2014
Courtney Nicole Chaipel Pugh,
Spring 2015
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Scholarship Series
Presentations
Allison M. Stevenson,
Morrow v. Balaski: Sheltering the
School While Exposing the Injured
(Spring 2014).
Izi Pinho,
The Advent of Benefit
Corporations in Florida
(Fall 2015).
Stetson Law Review Publications
Maria Babajanian,
Rewarded for Being Remote:
How the Newman Decision Improperly Narrows Liability for Tippees, 46 Stetson L.
Rev. __ (forthcoming 2017).
Courtney Nicole Chaipel Pugh,
The Modern Family: Why the
Florida Legislature Should
Remove the Antilapse Statute
for Wills to Reflect the
Changing Familial Structure,
46 Stetson L. Rev. __
(forthcoming 2017).
Courtney Cox, International Trade’s Zero Sum Game: How Zeroing in
Accordance with the
Tariff Act of 1930 Harms the
American Economy
and Why It Must Go, 28
LOY. Consumer L. Rev. __
(forthcoming 2016).
Giovanni P. Giarratana,
The Employment Non Discrimination Act After
Hobby Lobby: Striving for
Progress—Not Perfection,
45 Stetson L. Rev. 91 (2015).
Sarah A. Gottlieb,
Florida’s Accessory Dwelling Unit
Laws: Mitigating Florida’s Housing
Woes Through State-Encouraged
Expansion of ADU Permitting, 46
Stetson L. Rev.__
(forthcoming 2017).
Megan McCabe Jarrett,
Stifling the Shot at a Second
Chance: Florida’s Response
to Graham and Miller and the
Missed Opportunity for
Change in Juvenile Sentencing,
45 Stetson L. Rev.__
(forthcoming 2016).
Viktoryia Johnson,
Florida Workers’ Compensation
Act: The Unconstitutional
Erosion of the Quid Pro Quo,
45 Stetson L. Rev. 119 (2015).
Nicole Santamaria,
Medical Marijuana Legislation
in Florida: The Recommendation
vs. Prescription Distinction for
Healthcare Providers, 45 Stetson
L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2016).
Katrina S. Womble,
Implementing State Benchmark
Plans: Why the HHS Must Step-in
and Clearly Delineate Which
Mental Illnesses Must Be Covered,
5 Mental Health L. & Pol’y
J.__ (forthcoming 2017).
Katrina S. Womble and
Courtney Cox,
Trouble in Paradise? Examining
the Jurisdictional and Precedential
Relationships Affecting the Virgin
Islands Judiciary, 46 Stetson L.
Rev.__ (forthcoming 2017).
Gregory Lathrop Pierson,
Striking Down the Impervious
Shields: Why Caveat Emptor
Must Be Abandoned in
Commercial Real Property Sales
and Leases, 46 Stetson L.
Rev. __ (forthcoming 2017).
Izi Pinho,
The Advent of Benefit
Corporations in Florida,
46 Stetson L. Rev. __
(forthcoming 2017).
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College of Law Faculty & Deans
Christopher M. Pietruszkiewicz,
Kelly M. Feeley, Professor of Legal
Hon. A.J. Nicholson, Distinguished
Michael P. Allen, Associate Dean for
Michael S. Finch, Professor of Law
Michael D. Oeser, Visiting Professor
Dean and Professor of Law
Academic Affairs, Professor of Law, and
Director, Veterans Law Institute
Susan D. Rozelle, Associate Dean
for Faculty and Professor of Law
Stephanie A. Vaughan, Associate
Dean for Student Engagement and
Professor of Legal Skills
Kristen David Adams,
Professor of Law
Linda Anderson, Professor of Legal
Skills
Cynthia Batt, Associate Professor of
Law, Director of Clinical Education and
Associate Director of the Veterans Law
Institute
Mark D. Bauer, Professor of Law
Dorothea A. Beane, Professor
of Law and Co-Director, Institute for
Caribbean Law and Policy
Jason R. Bent, Associate Professor
of Law
Robert D. Bickel, Professor of Law
Paul Boudreaux, Professor of Law
Brooke J. Bowman, Professor of
Legal Skills, Associate Director, Center
for Excellence in Advocacy and Moot
Court Advisor
Catherine J. Cameron, Professor of
Legal Skills
Peter L. Fitzgerald, Professor of Law
Roberta K. Flowers, Professor of
Law, Co-Director, Center for Excellence
in Elder Law and Trial Advocacy CoCoordinator
James W. Fox Jr., LeRoy Highbaugh
Sr. Research Chair and Professor of Law
Royal C. Gardner, Professor of Law
and Director, Institute for Biodiversity
Law and Policy
Rafael Guzman, Distinguished
Professorial Lecturer
Carol E. Henderson, Professor of
Law
Bruce R. Jacob, Dean Emeritus and
Professor of Law
Marco J. Jimenez, Professor of Law
International Fellow
of Legal Skills
Jason Palmer, Professor of Legal Skills
and Coordinator of Legal Research and
Writing
Ann M. Piccard, Professor of Legal
Skills
Ellen S. Podgor, Professor of Law
and Gary R. Trombley Family
White-Collar Crime Research Professor
Theresa J. Pulley Radwan,
Professor of Law
Gail L. Richmond, Visiting
Professor of Law
Charles H. Rose III, Professor of
Law, Professor of Excellence in Trial
Advocacy, Director, Center for Excellence
in Advocacy and Trial Advocacy CoCoordinator
Amelia Michele Joiner, Associate
Judith A.M. Scully, Wm. Reece
Timothy S. Kaye, Professor of Law
James A. Sheehan, Director of
Professor of Legal Skills
Peter F. Lake, Professor of Law,
and Charles A. Dana Chair and
Director, Center for Excellence in Higher
Education Law and Policy
Lance N. Long, Professor of Legal
Skills
Terence MacCarthy, Distinguished
Professorial Lecturer
Smith, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law
Tampa Law Center and Distinguished
Practitioner in Residence
Stacey-Rae Simcox, Associate
Professor of Legal Skills and Director,
Veterans Advocacy Clinic
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Associate
Professor of Law
Rebecca S. Trammell, Professor
Carliss Chatman, Visiting Professor
Janice K. McClendon, Professor
of Law, Dolly & Homer Hand Library
Director and Director of Electronic
Education
Lee A. Coppock, Visiting Professor
Rebecca C. Morgan, Professor of
Louis J. Virelli III, Professor of Law
of Law
of Law
Kirsten K. Davis, Professor of
Law, Director of Legal Research and
Writing, and Director, Institute for the
Advancement of Legal Communication
Cynthia H. DeBose, Professor of
Law
30
Skills
of Law
Law, Boston Asset Management Chair
in Elder Law and Co-Director, Center for
Excellence in Elder Law
Joseph F. Morrissey, Professor of
Law
Luz Estella Nagle, Professor of Law
Darryl C. Wilson, Attorneys’ Title
Insurance Fund Professor of Law and
Co-Director, Institute for Caribbean Law
and Policy
Candace Zierdt, Professor of Law
Emeriti Professors of Law
Thomas E. Allison, Professor of Law
Emeritus
Robert Batey, Professor of Law Emeritus
John F. Cooper, Professor of Law
Emeritus
William R. Eleazer, Distinguished
Professor of Law Emeritus
Clark W. Furlow, Professor of Law
Emeritus
Stephen M. Everhart, Professor of
Law Emeritus
Jerome C. Latimer, Professor of Law
Emeritus
Thomas C. Marks Jr., Professor of
Law Emeritus
Lizabeth A. Moody, Distinguished
University Professor Emeritus and Dean
Emeritus of the College of Law
Bradford Stone, Charles A. Dana
Professor of Law Emeritus
Michael I. Swygert, Professor of Law
Emeritus
Ruth Fleet Thurman, Professor of
Law Emeritus
J. Lamar Woodard, Professor of Law
Emeritus and Law Librarian Emeritus
Law Librarians
Ashley K. Chase, Associate Director
Rebecca Frank, Reference and Weekend
Services Librarian
Kristen R. Moore, Reference and
Tony Smith, Reference and Cataloging
Wanita Scroggs, Reference and Foreign
Sally Waters,
Student Services Librarian
and International Librarian
Services Librarian
Reference and Faculty Services Librarian
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