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| Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center | April 2014 |
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Dear Fellow NSU Law Alumni:
As the academic year draws to an end, I want to tell you about the Class of 2014 and share some of their accomplishments with you.
The Nova Law Review held its first Alumni Brunch on April 11, 2014. Our Moot Court teams performed well again this year. But the leadership shown by the SBA President, Rahysa Vargas (2014 JD Candidate), and her Board is very impressive! The Class of 2014 is making a class gift to support scholarship for law students. Read about the "Paving the Way to Scholarship" class gift program below and learn how you can support their efforts.
We have two fun networking events in May for South Florida law alumni. Those of you up north who are sick of winter will want to join us in February 2015 on the Alumni Cruise. The link is now open, just scroll down this page to make your reservations.
Stay updated about alumni news and events at the Law Center by visiting: www.nsulaw.nova.edu/ from time to time. The law alumni mailbox has changed. Please add lawalumni@nova.edu to your address book so you will receive future e-newsletters.
Just click on "stay connected" in the box to the left of this letter to update your contact information so you do not miss a thing.
See you around!
Sincerely,
Elena
Elena Rose Minicucci, NSU JD, 1996
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JOIN US FOR FOUNDERS DAY
Saturday, September 6, 2014 
SAVE THE DATE! Return to your alma mater on Saturday, September 6 and reminisce with friends and professors when we celebrate Founders Day. In September 1974, Nova University Center for the Study of Law first opened its doors to students. Go back to the classroom as some of your former law professors present: "Hot Topics in Law." The Florida Bar approved 6 CLE hours including 1.0 hour for ethics and Florida Board Certified attorneys can earn certification credits at the seminar.
Join law alumni and professors for dinner Saturday evening September 6 at NSU's beautiful Grande Oaks Golf Club. More details and registration coming soon. Please put this event on your calendar today.
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Cruise With Us In 2015
February 5 - 9, 2015
 YOU CAN NOW BOOK THE CRUISE! Mark your calendar and get ready to pack your bags to join NSU Alumni & Friends on a 4-night Caribbean cruise departing Fort Lauderdale on Thursday February 5, 2015, returning Monday February 9, 2015. Travel to Cozumel, Mexico and spend two fabulous days at sea. Relax and enjoy the company of your fellow NSU alumni---including law, dentistry, optometry, and other NSU alumni and friends. We are planning fun social activities and seminars at sea on board Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas.
Reserve your cabin now before the best rooms are gone!
Cruise Planners travel agents are available to assist you. Be sure to ask about using AMEX points to pay for the cruise, buying trip insurance, and getting Crown & Anchor Society perks if you a member of the cruise line's loyalty program. Reserve a cabin for $100 per person and get $50 per cabin onboard credit! Just click here to get started or go to http://www.nova.edu/alumni/events/index.html then scroll down to "Fin Travel" and click on "Reserve Today" at the bottom of the flyer. On the Cruise Planners NSU Alumni page, be sure to click the 3 tabs to read about the ship's itinerary, view cabin choices, learn more about the ship, and book your cruise!
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Upcoming Events & Seminars 
South Florida Area
May 7, 2014: 6:00pm to 8:00pm. NSU Law Alumni Association presents: Spring into Networking at S3 Restaurant, inside the Fort Lauderdale Beach Hilton. Enjoy a selection of delicious appetizers plus 2 drinks for $25 (please pay by May 4, 2014). Parking is available at the Hilton for $5 or on street at meters. Advance registration please. Just click here to register and pay online, then put a reminder on your calendar and join us! For directions click: http://www.s3restaurant.com/hours-directions/
 May 15, 2014: 5:30 to 7:30 pm Palm Beach Alumni: Mix & Mingle!NSU Palm Beach Chapter President Hope Baros, and Vice President Ron Herman, invite you to join them, and your fellow NSU Law Alumni, at Roxy's Irish Pub located in West Palm Beach at 309 Clematis Street. Enjoy appetizers and one free drink (beer/wine/soda) for only $10, plus happy hour drink prices at a cash bar to follow. Advance registration by May 12th please. Just click here to register and pay online, then put a reminder on your calendar and join us! For directions, go to: www.roxyspub.com
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Class Actions
News & Notes About Alumni
Read alumni news stories in the Class Actions column by clicking here
Submit your news for "Class Actions" by sending an email to minicucc@nova.edu Please include your website link if you have one.
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NSU Law's Class of 2014 Invites You to Pave the Way for Scholarship
The Class of 2014 is making a gift to support the Law Alumni Scholarship endowed fund. "Paving the Way for Scholarship" will benefit a 3L or 4L student of the following graduating class.
The Law Alumni Scholarship recipient for the 2013-2014 academic year is Michelle Nichols DeLong. Michelle is the Alumni Relations Editor for Nova Law Review and was co-creator of the inaugural Law Review Alumni Brunch. She also won first place in an ABA writing competition. The generosity shown by donors to the Law Alumni Scholarship fund enabled Michelle to focus on her studies, write an article for the ABA, and create a new program for Law Review that will benefit students for years to come. Read more about Michelle in NSU Law Student News below.
Your donations can make a big difference in a law student's life! The Class of 2014 invites you to join them in raising money for scholarships. Just buy a brick, add your custom message to it, and it will be placed at the entrance of the Shepard Broad Law Center. Proceeds from the brick purchase will fund the Law Alumni Scholarship program and are tax-deductible. Leave your mark at NSU Law and support the Class of 2014. To buy a brick now, go to www.nsulaw.nova.edu click "Home" and scroll down to "Paving the Way for Scholarship" or just click here
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NSU Law Student News
Danielle Kaye (3L) is the Law Student Division President of The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division. Her goal as division president is to provide Florida law students with networking, mentoring, legal education, and community service opportunities with practicing attorneys. She hopes to expand the Division's mentoring program at every Florida law school and to work with the Bar's Center for Professionalism to educate Florida law students about the importance of practicing with professionalism.
More Good News About Our Law Students:
The Broward County Women Lawyers' Association (BCWLA) presented the Rising Star Scholarship Award to two NSU Law students Carisa Champion-Lippman and Michelle Kenney on April 23, 2014. Carisa will graduate in 2016, with three degrees: J.D., D.O., and Masters in Public Health. Michelle is a full time paralegal, mother, and evening law student who founded Rainy Day Disability Resources, Inc., a not-for-profit organization that locates funding resources to assist the elderly and persons with a disability.
Michelle Nichols DeLong (2014 JD Candidate) won first place in the ABA Business Law Section's Mendes Hershman Student Writing Contest. She traveled to Los Angeles earlier this month to receive her award from the ABA. Read more about her at www.nsulaw.nova.edu Home page and read about the contest at http://www.americanbar.org/groups/business_law/initiatives_awards/mendes_hershman.html
The Board of Editors of the Nova Law Review held their Nova Law Review Inaugural Alumni Brunch for former members of Law Review on Friday, April 11, 2014 at the Law Center. Editor-in-Chief, Joseph Morgese and Alumni Relations Editor, Michelle Nichols DeLong created and organized the event. More than 80 people attended the brunch, including 35 former members of the Nova Law Review from various volumes, and current editors, staff, and faculty. NSU Law alumnus, Robert Kelley (JD 1981), of Kelley/Uustal in Fort Lauderdale was the keynote speaker. He was Nova Law Review's Editor-in-Chief for Volume 5. Read more about it on our home page at www.nsulaw.nova.edu
The Moot Court Society enjoyed another year of success at competitions across the country. Chief Justice Lauren Capriotti and Executive Chief Justice for Competitions, Monica Jordan are especially thankful to the NSU law alumni who volunteered their time and talent to coach travel teams and judge local competitions for them.
For the second year in a row, our students in the Health Law Travel Team won first place in the H. Edward Bryant National Health Law Transactional Competition beating 17 other schools! Congratulations go to law students: Melissa Aponte Martini, Carisa Champion-Lippmann, and Sylvia Cobo.
Read more stories about our talented law students by clicking here
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Faculty News
Professor Olympia Duhart:
Director of First-Year Lawyering Skills and Values Program and co-president of Society of American Law Teachers (SALT)http://www.saltlaw.org/ was named to Lawyers of Color's "50 Under 50" list, a comprehensive catalog of minority law professors making an impact on legal education. Read more at http://lawyersofcolorllc.com and http://www.obabl.com/50_under_50/#/10
Professor Michael Richmond: Presented a paper on April 24, 2014 at Roma Tre in Italy on "Tortious Liability of the National Security Agency."
Associate Professor, Jane Cross, was honored March 27, 2014 at the 11th Annual Women's History Month Reception Honoring Outstanding Community Servants in South Florida. Professor Cross is the Director of the Caribbean Law Programs.
Read about our faculty at www.nsulaw.nova.edu
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NSU Alumni National Events 
Opportunities for law alumni to meet other NSU alumni
February 5, 2015: Join NSU Alumni and Friends on a weekend cruise to Cozumel, Mexico and back. Round trip from Fort Lauderdale!
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NSU Bookstore
 Buy NSU Merchandise Online
Now you can order NSU Law logo items no matter where you live. We've got some new items available for you and hope to increase the selection throughout the year. Just click here to browse and buy!
If you have any suggestions for new items you'd like us to consider, feel free to contact me at minicucc@nova.edu
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