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Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center | November 2014
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Introducing Shepard Broad Law Center's Law Center Plus Seminar Series: Continuing Your Legal Education
The practice of law is a lifetime commitment to learning which requires ongoing training to improve legal skills and knowledge. Our commitment to our alumni includes providing training and resources to support them beyond the classroom.
Law Center Plus is a new program that provides ongoing skills training and other resources for our alumni, especially our newest members. A series of ten seminars each year will include practice skills that will build confidence among new attorneys and educate all our alumni seeking to improve their knowledge and skills in a variety of areas. These seminars will be held monthly on Friday mornings at the Law Center and are free to alumni in their first two years post-graduation. All other alumni and friends may attend for a registration fee. All attendees will get a continental breakfast and CLE credits. Join us so you can build the successful career you envisioned when you first came to Shepard Broad!
We are pleased to announce the first Law Center Plus seminar is being taught by our 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient, The Honorable Renee Goldenberg, Circuit Judge in the 17th Judicial Circuit in Broward County, FL.
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Law Center Plus: Continuing Your Legal Education
"The New Practice of Family Law in a Rapidly Changing Society"
Friday, February 20, 2015
8:00 am to 9:30 am
Shepard Broad Law Center
The Florida Bar approved 2.0 CLE credits (general) for this seminar. Check-in and continental breakfast begin at 7:30AM. Seminar begins promptly at 8:00AM. Registration coming soon.
Presented by the Honorable Renee Goldenberg
Judge Goldenberg will teach you practice skills you need to successfully represent your client in a variety of family law matters including dissolution proceedings, domestic violence court, paternity actions, and emergency and final hearings. Learn how to prepare your client and your case, understand the local rules, and be knowledgeable about how our changing society is affecting the practice of family law. Successfully navigating these complicated issues can ensure your success as a practitioner in the family law arena.
Judge Goldenberg is Board Certified in Marital and Family Law, a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Florida Chapter), a Certified Mediator, and is the Chair of the Family Law Division in the 17th Judicial Circuit. A Circuit Judge since 1997, she is also the author of Florida Family Law and Practice, a two volume practice guide for family law attorneys.
Save the date for our second seminar on March 13th - registration is coming soon. Please contact Elena Minicucci, Director of Alumni Relations, with any questions about this seminar or the Law Center Plus program: [email protected]
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Palm Beach Alumni Chapter Holiday Party
Gunster Law Firm
777 S. Flagler Drive
Suite 500-E
West Palm Beach, FL
Meet fellow alumni, enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres, beer, and wine. Meet The Honorable Jeffrey Colbath (JD 1982),Chief Judge, and The Honorable Lucy Chernow Brown (JD 1982), Circuit Judge of the 15th Judicial Circuit, and our new Dean, Jon Garon.
Chapter President Hope Baros asks that you bring a children's book for donation to the Literacy Coalition to support the Chapter's community service project. RSVP here. |
Shepard Broad Annual Holiday Party
in Conjunction with Nova Southeastern University
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Location: Lauderdale Yacht Club 1725 SE 12 Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 6:00 to 8:00 pm
The Shepard Broad Law Center is joining with the NSU Alumni Association (NSUAA) to celebrate with all Law alumni and alumni of eighteen other NSU colleges at a convenient downtown location. Meet alumni from other disciplines and reconnect with fellow law alumni, too. Enjoy heavy appetizers, beverages, and a drink for only $10. Complimentary parking. For tickets, and to RSVP, click here |
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The Honorable Renee Goldenberg Received NSU Law's Distinguished Alumni Award
 On November 13, 2014, the Honorable Renee Goldenberg received the Distinguished Alumni Award on behalf of NSU Shepard Broad at a reception held at the Grand Oaks Golf Club. The Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award is the highest and most prestigious honor that NSU bestows upon its graduates. The program recognizes alumni who are changing lives and changing the world by demonstrating a record of distinguished service and extraordinary achievement in a particular profession, discipline, organization or community cause.
These awards pay tribute to alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their professions and/or community, have great pride for their alma mater, and are committed to advancing NSU's values and goals.
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Dean Garon Shares the Shepard Broad Ten-Year Commitment
On November 18, Dean Jon M. Garon addressed the Stephen R. Booher Inns of Court, the chartered Broward County chapter of the American Inns of Court that includes many Shepard Broad alumni among its membership, and shared the Shepard Broad alumni commitment, a ten-year partnership between the law school and its graduates, beginning on the day of matriculation and lasting through the formative years of training to pass the bar and launch a successful practice, and continuing until our alumni begin making partner at their firms. The ten-year pathway to partnership is just part of the continued commitment of the Shepard Broad Law Center to innovation in legal education and leadership in the future of the practice of law, and Dean Garon hopes the relationship continues with alumni support of the law school as part of their lifelong experience as lawyers and professionals using legal education.
The Shepard Broad bar preparation program represents one of the strongest programs under this partnership. The newly launched Law Center Plus program of free CLE education to alumni
in their first two years following graduation represents another resource that supports the school's commitment to our alumni. Alumni events, use of the Career Services office, and other aspects of the NSU community further this commitment.
The NSU Shepard Broad Assistant Law Center's Dean of Career and Professional Development, Robert Levine, is available at [email protected] to answer any questions regarding the Career and Professional Development Office.
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 NSU Shepard Broad Law Center Named a "Best Law School" by The Princeton Review
The Princeton Review (2015 ed.) named NSU Shepard Broad Law Center one of the best law schools. The Princeton Review selected the Law Center based on its academic programs, reviews of institutional data collected from the school, and the opinions of students attending the Law Center based on an 80-question student survey. |
NSU Law Takes Top Honors at Buffalo-Niagara Mock Trial Competition  NSU Law students Berkin Aslan, Brandon Dinetz, Andrew Jaffe, and Ivan Rodriguez traveled to Buffalo to compete in the 11th annual Buffalo-Niagara Mock Trial Competition. The competition featured the best trial advocacy programs in the country. Law students tried both sides of a homicide case before experienced judges and trial attorneys who volunteered as judges and evaluators. This mock trial involved a case of mayoral conspiracy and attempted murder. The NSU Law team competed against thirty-six other schools from across the nation. NSU Law was selectively chosen to compete at this invitational and was a quarterfinalist in the competition. Students prepared for the case during the semester before the competition and based on their performance, a team of four students was formed. The NSU Law team was coached by adjunct professor of law, Ted Daus ('91), and former Nova Trial Association president, Brian Engel ('12). Professors Megan Chaney and Mark Dobson worked closely with the team and their coaches, highlighting the national impact of NSU's trial advocacy program. |
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Intellectual Property Law Society
Compete in Dade Legal Aid's
Patently Impossible Project
NSU Shepard Broad Law Center's Intellectual Property Law Society (IPLS) recently participated in the Miami Dade Legal Aid 5th Annual Patently Impossible Project at the Miami Science Museum. The event is widely considered to be one of the top rated receptions of the year for the South Florida Intellectual Property legal community, and it certainly lived up to its reputation. The evening consisted of a silent auction, cocktail reception and a charity race to assemble a patented invention.
Representatives of IPLS competed in the race along with teams from other law schools, judges, patent attorneys, corporate counsel, inventors, engineers, Techies and Start Ups. Read the full article here.
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William Dandy Middle School Students Participate in Mock Trial at NSU Law
NSU Shepard Broad Law Center hosted students from Broward County's William Dandy Middle School on November 17, 2014. The students participated in a mock trial activity to learn some of the key elements of being an effective advocate. The mock trial was presented by law students from the Black Law Student Association, adjunct professor of law Charles (Chuck) B. Morton, Jr., and professor and director of paralegal studies, Jessica Garcia-Brown ('99). The Law Center provided students with information on how to get into law school and what they can do with a law degree, a question and answer session, and a visit to the Law Center's courtroom. Through this program, Shepard Broad Law Center aims to inspire these students to continue on the path of higher education and ultimately, consider a career in law.
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 The ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law at the Law Center is Calling for Papers for Vol.21.3 Summer 2015
The ILSA Journal publishes in English and Spanish and is interested in scholarly works about international law. Attorneys who practice international law are encouraged to submit papers on international litigation, and professors are encouraged to submit papers on current international and comparative law issues.
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4th DCA Holds Oral Arguments at NSU Shepard Broad
 On Wednesday, November 12, 2014, the Fourth District Court of Appeal of Florida held oral arguments at NSU Shepard Broad Law Center's main courtroom. Traveling oral arguments take the Fourth District Court of Appeal across Florida to help the public and law students learn more about the judiciary's indispensable role in Florida government. Following the arguments, Hon. Dorian K. Damoorgian, Chief Judge, Hon. Robert M. Gross, and Hon. Melanie G. May ('81), ex officio member of NSU's Board of Trustees and chair of the Law Center's Board of Governors, held a Q&A session with law students. Dean Garon also hosted lunch for students, attorneys, and judges. Photos of the event can be found here. |
Professor Joel Mintz Quoted in U.S. News & World Report
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Professor Bob Jarvis
in the Media
P rofessor Bob Jarvis was quoted in an article by the South Florida Sun Sentinel on October 18, 2014 regarding a request from Christin Bilotti, on trial for murder, to have a separate trial from her co-defendents, one of whom is her own father. Read the article here.
TheRealDeal.com asked Jarvis on his opinions about the gubernatorial campaign contributions for the 2014 elections by South Florida's real estate industry to Governor Rick Scott versus challenger Charlie Christ. Read the article here.
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Professor Dale Led NITA Training for the Southern Poverty Law Center
Professor Dale was the lead instructor on behalf of The National Institute For Trial Advocacy (NITA), providing training for the Southern Poverty Law Center. Dale taught trial skills in a two-day program for SPLC's legal staff during their annual conference in Pensacola, FL. The SPLC, founded in 1971 by civil rights lawyers Morris Dees and Joseph Levin, Jr., "is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society."
Professor Michael Dale is also scheduled to speak at the Florida Public Defenders Association's 19th Annual Winter Meeting, a conference aimed at juvenile public defenders discussing ethics in a speech titled, "You Wanna Do WHAT - Ethics in Expressed Interest Juvenile Representation," in Ponte Vedra, Florida on December 5, 2014
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Join the #GivingTuesday Worldwide Movement and Help Redefine Giving this Holiday Season
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Dive into giving this holiday season and make waves with a donation to the Law Annual Fund. The Fund reflects the combined strength of everyone who is committed to helping the Law Center thrive, to helping Dean Garon address the current needs of the law school, to supporting our dynamic interdisciplinary programs and initiatives, and to providing scholarship assistance to our promising students.
Dean Garon and the Law Center thank all those alumni and friends who have already supported the Law Center with a gift this year. If you have not yet made a gift this year, please visit the NSU giving page.
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If you have any questions about your gift to the Law Center, feel free to contact Director of Development Susan Stephan at 954-262-6261 or [email protected].
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Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Collection at the Shepard Broad Law Library and Technology Center
NSU law alumni living in South Florida may check out Florida Bar CLE courses from the Shepard Broad Law Library's collection which includes CDs and DVDs. The titles include a URL where corresponding print materials can be found. Titles can be checked out of the library for a maximum of three (3) days. We have a variety of CLE courses available for credit from the Florida Bar and frequently add new titles. Click here to view a list of Florida Bar CLE courses.
To receive credit for your CLE course, log into the Florida Bar website using your Bar number and password. On your home page, click the "I have credits to post" icon and follow the instructions on your screen.
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Career and Professional Development Annual Employment Survey for December 2013 and May 2014 Graduates
The office of Career and Professional Development is preparing the annual Employment Survey for those who graduated in December 2013 or May 2014. Your participation in this survey is greatly appreciated.
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To access the survey, log into Symplicity by going to http://jobs.nsulawcareers.com
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Click the "Student/Alumni" link
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Enter your Symplicity Username and Password. Your username should be your @nova.edu email address
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Once you've logged in, you will see the "Welcome NSU Class of 2014 Graduate" announcement at the top of the homepage. The Graduate Employment Survey can be accessed by clicking where it says, "Please click this link"
Every law school is required to compile the post-graduation information for the ABA as part of the law school's accreditation. Full and accurate disclosure of our employment information is very important for incoming students as well as the law school. Please do your part of providing us this information and helping us provide timely, accurate information. Thank you!
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Save the Date! February 12-13, 2015
The 2015 Symposium, New Media and Old Metaphors, a joint production of the Nova Law Review and NSU Sports and Entertainment Law Society (SELS), will be held February 12-13, 2015. The conference will feature faculty and attorneys from Europe, India and throughout the U.S. and will provide an interdisciplinary review of issues involving business and industry responses to the transformative impact of new media on traditional entertainment and media, including journalism, sports, film, broadcast, gaming, music, and similar areas. For event details and sponsorship opportunities, click here.
For more information contact the Nova Law Review at [email protected]
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Save the Date! January 5, 2015
Dean Garon will host a breakfast in Washington D.C. for area alumni. Contact Elena Minicucci at [email protected] for more information on this opportunity to connect in D.C.
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Miami Dade Judicial Holiday Reception
Coral Gables Country Club
997 North Greenway Drive
Coral Gables, FL
NSU Law Center is co-sponsoring a "Celebrate the Season" Judicial Reception presented by The Daily Business Review, The Spellman-Hoeveler Inns of Court, Legal Services of Greater Miami, and Dade Legal Aid. The reception is honoring retiring members of the Federal and State Judiciary.
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NSU Alumni Association Events
The NSU Alumni Association (NSUAA) hosts a variety of programs and events to keep you involved and active throughout the year. These events are for all NSU Alumni, including law.
Be sure to check out some of the upcoming events listed for the opportunity to reconnect with NSU and fellow alumni!
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Brittany Rawlings (JD 2010) is the founder of FASHIONBOSS, owner of the Law Office of Brittany Rawlings, P.A. and the owner and designer of B. Rawlings in New York, NY. FASHIONBOSS is an independent online resource tool for creative entrepreneurs as well as an all-in-one business accelerator, educational content, and innovative tools. The site acts as a digital hub to help connect and launch ambitious startups.
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Frank Delia (JD 2005) is a shareholder with
Kubicki Draper, P.A. in West Palm Beach, FL. He is a member of the Firm's Commercial Litigation Practice Group. Delia focuses his practice on creditor's rights, commercial bankruptcy, commercial law and business litigation as well as commercial foreclosures of real property and personal property interests representing institutional lenders and individual creditors. He has acted as trustee's counsel in complex bankruptcy cases and is a member of the Bankruptcy Bar throughout the State.
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Brett C. Barner (JD 2005) became a partner at Freeman Barner & Associates, P.A in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The firm changed its name to Barner & Barner, P.A.
Eunice Baros (JD 1980) of Eunice Baros Law in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, presented on domestic violence at the ARC Mediation 2014 Annual CME Seminar in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Marc L. Brumer (JD 1990) a managing partner with Brumer & Brumer, P.A. in Miami, Florida, was named as a Legal Leader in October 2014.
Genny A. Castellanos (JD 2008) founded De Novo Review, LLC in Miami, Florida. The company is a legal research and writing company specializing in providing litigation and appellate support to solo practitioners, small law firms, and in-house counsel.
Kelly Corcoran (JD 2008) joined Ball Janik LLP in Orlando, Florida. His areas of practice include insurance coverage disputes for construction defect litigation matters.
John E. Eckard II (JD 2001), managing partner at Roig Lawyers in Orlando, Florida, presented a 5-hour Law and Ethics update to Allstate in Maitland, FL in November 2014.
Kal LeVar Evans (JD 2003) was recently appointed to the 17th Judicial Circuit (Broward County, FL) in County Criminal Court. Evans had been an Assistant State Attorney in Broward.
Jamie Finizio-Bascombe (JD 1993), a partner with Finizio & Finizio in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was the chairperson for the "Dining in the Dark" gala in October 2014 hosted by The Lighthouse of Broward. "Dining in the Dark" is a unique, dark dining experience that celebrates heightened sensory perception. Guests, wearing blindfolds, were led to their tables and served gourmet food designed to pique the senses with varying tastes, textures and aromas. The nonprofit is a resource for services and information for the blind in Broward County.
Kimberly Gessner (JD 2004), an associate with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, published an article in the November issue of the Broward Barrister titled, "Construction Law Update" in which she discusses the current issues of contract enforcement and damage coverage.
Maria Mitropoulos Gonzalez (JD 1990) who practices with Young, Berman, Karpf & Gonzalez, P.A. in Weston and Miami, Florida, successfully achieved National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) Board Certification as a Family Law Trial Advocate.
Lisa Kohring (JD 2011) an associate of Schwarzberg & Associates, P.L. in West Palm Beach, Florida, published an article in the November issue of the Palm Beach County Bar Association Bulletin titled, "The Burgeoning Popularity of Ban the Box," (page 14) as part of the growing Ban the Box movement which strives to omit the conviction history portion of job applications throughout the nation in order to prevent prejudgment of an applicant who is in fact qualified for the position.
Patrick W. Krechowski (JD 1998), of counsel with GrayRobinson, spoke at the William Reece Smith, Jr. Leadership Academy in Jacksonville, Florida in November, 2014, regarding the Environmental & Land Use Law Section of the Florida Bar.
Roy R. Lustig (JD 1979) with the Law Offices of Roy R. Lustig, P.A. in Miami, Florida was named as a Legal Leader in October 2014.
Matthew McKim (JD 2004) joined McDermott Will & Emery in Chicago, Illinois as a partner. His practice involves counseling financial institutions, trustees, and high net worth clients involving a variety of tax-planning matters.
Luis A. Mena (JD 2000) a managing member of Mena Law Firm in Miami, Florida, was named as a Legal Leader in October 2014.
Michael Minardi (JD 2002) joined Kelley Kronenberg in West Palm Beach, Florida as a partner. He will co-chair the regulated substances practice group. Minardi has focused most of his career on medical cannabis matters.
Christopher J. Pelatti (JD 2009) joined Kelley Kronenberg in Fort Lauderdale, FL as an associate. He focuses on mortgage foreclosure litigation, representing major banking and financial services industry clients, and civil litigation matters.
Devona Reynolds Perez (JD 2009), of counsel to Murray Law P.A. in Miami, Florida, was selected in October, 2014 as Attorney of the Month by Broward Lawyers Care. Reynolds Perez advised forty low-income clients through Broward Lawyers Care's Advice & Counsel Hotline in 2014.
Gladys P�rez (JD 1997) County Judge with Miami-Dade county court will join Shutts & Bowen as a partner in the Miami, Florida office. She will be part of the firm's Class Action and Mass Litigation Defense practice group.
Marissa Pullano (JD 2008) an associate with Brinkley Morgan in Fort Lauderdale, Florida spoke at the Broward County Bar Association's "Nuts and Bolts of Family Law" CLE in November 2014 in Fort Lauderdale. Pullano focus her practice on marital and family law.
Marco E. Rojas (JD 1991) is a partner with R&S International Law Group LLP in Miami, FL was named as a Legal Leader in October 2014.
Alison Smith (JD 2000) a partner with Weiss Serato Helfman in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was featured in the Miami Herald "20 Under 40" Business Monday section. Read the November 10, 2014.
Adrian Philip Thomas (JD 1993), the senior partner with Adrian Philip Thomas, P.A. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was named as a Legal Leader in October 2014.
Chad T. Van Horn (JD 2009), a business leader and founder of Van Horn Law Group, P.A. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was named as a Legal Leader in October 2014.
Noel Wise (JD 1993) a principal and founding member of WG&R Law Group has been appointed judge for the Alameda County Superior Court. Wise fills the vacancy created by the departure of Judge Carrie McIntyre Panetta upon her appointment to the Monterey County Superior Court. She is a Democrat. While at the Justice Department, Noel helped a number of NSU Shepard Broad students gain admission to its highly selective Honors Program, thus opening doors of career opportunity for NSU law graduates that would otherwise have been shut.
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If you have suggestions for new items that you'd like us to consider, send your ideas to Elena Minicucci at [email protected] |
For questions, suggestions, and to submit news, please contact:
Elena Rose Minicucci, JD (1996)
Director of Alumni Relations
Shepard Broad Law Center
[email protected]
954-262-6303
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