Burning Down the House, the End of Juvenile Prisons

Do We Need Juvenile Prisons?

 

September 21, 2015 - from  5:00 - 7:30 pm

NSU Shepard Broad College of Law

 

Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Youth Policy at NSU Law and The Annie E. Casey Foundation.

One in three American children will be arrested by the time they are twenty-three, and many will spend time locked in detention centers that do not rehabilitate young offenders. Burning Down the House introduces us to youth across the nation who have suffered violence and psychological torture in detention centers and offers a call to shut down juvenile prisons.

Program Schedule:

5:00 - 5:30 pm - Reception at NSU Law.

5:30 - 7:00 pm - Welcome by NSU Law Dean Jon M. Garon and the Hon. Frank Orlando (Ret.), followed by Author, Nell Bernstein, who will speak about "Youngest Prisoners: Stories from Survivors of Juvenile Incarceration."  Bart Lubow, Senior Consultant to the Annie E. Casey Foundation on juvenile justice reform, will present, "A Silent Sea Change: The Deinstitutionalization Trend in Juvenile Justice."

A panel discussion moderated by Judge Orlando, includes the following speakers: Gordon H. Weekes, Jr., Chief Assistant Public Defender (Broward), Kim Gorsuch, MSW, Florida Department of Children and Families (Broward), and Maria M. Schneider, Assistant State Attorney in Charge of Juvenile Division (Broward).  This panel will consider Nell Bernstein's and Bart Lubow's presentations in the context of the juvenile justice system in Broward County, FL.

7:00 - 7:30 pm Book signing and Reception.

Please RSVP for this event  

Seeking Judges for Upperclass Competition

Saturday September 12, 2015

Shepard Broad College of Law's Moot Court Society is looking for lawyers to judge its upcoming Upperclass Competition on September 12, 2015 at the Shepard Broad College of Law.  Law alumni, members of the judiciary, and lawyers in the community are all invited to participate.

CLE credits from The Florida Bar are available for those who participate in this event.

Breakfast (8:00 am to 8:45 am) is available to morning competition judges and Lunch (1:00 pm to 2:00 pm) is included for afternoon competition judges.

Morning competition times on Saturday, September 12, 2015 are:

9:00 am to 11:00 am 

11:00 am to 1:00 pm.

Afternoon competition times on Saturday, September 12, 2015 are:

2:30 pm to 4:30 pm

4:30 pm to 6:00 pm.

 Online registration is now open.  Please direct any questions to Monica Vaks, Executive Justice for Competitions, at mv694@nova.edu or Chief Justice Ashley Ellis at ae515@nova.edu 

Shepard Broad Law Dean and Professors Participate at SEALS Conference in Boca Raton

Jon M. Garon	Timothy Canova	Jayme Cassidy	Kathy Cerminara
Leslie L. Cooney	Olympia Duhart	Joel Mintz	James Wilets

 The 2015 annual conference of the Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) was held at the Boca Raton Resort & Hotel July 27 through August 2, 2015.  Shepard Broad Law Dean, Jon M. Garon, was joined by seven Professors, all of whom spoke at the conference:

Dean and Professor Jon M. Garon spoke on two panels: "Edward Snowden: Patriot, Traitor, Whistleblower, Spy?" and "Advice for Newer Law Professors from Law School Deans."

Professor Timothy Canova spoke on a panel, "Discussion Group: Governmental Transparency and Openness."

Veterans Law Clinic Director and Adjunct Professor Jayme Cassidy spoke on a panel, "Discussion Group: Veterans Clinics-Serving Those Who Served." 

Professor Kathy Cerminara, VP of SEALS Mentor Committee, spoke on the following panels: "Hot Issues in Law and Bioethics" and "Designing Effective First-Year Courses and 'Core' Upper-Level Courses"

Professor Leslie Cooney was a commentator at the "Junior Scholars Works-in-Progress Workshop: Private Law."

Professor Olympia Duhart spoke on a panel, "Mentoring Law Students Who are First-Generation Professionals" and moderated a discussion group, "Navigating Identity: The Challenges of Diversity and Professionalism in the Academy." She also spoke on a panel, "Putting Your Teaching Philosophy to Work in the Classroom" 

Professor Joel Mintz was a commentator on "Junior Scholars Works-in-Progress Workshop: Criminal Procedure and Civil Liberties" and moderated, "Creating Successful Methods of Assessment, Including Essays and Multiple Choice Questions."

Professor James Wilets spoke on a panel, "Innovations in Teaching Constitutional Law"

Jane E. Cross

Jane E. Cross, Associate Professor and Director of Caribbean Law Programs, was quoted in an article that  was published July 2, 2015 in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) Beacon. The article discusses whether or not gay marriage is arguably legal in the BVI. Cross spoke about the fundamental rights provisions in the BVI Constitution and whether gay marriage would be permitted.  She notes that, while the BVI Constitution prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, some constitutional provisions carve out exceptions to its protections from discrimination.  Those exceptions encompass a number of laws including those related to marriage.  Cross said it is not clear, however, whether the marriage laws in BVI actually discriminate based on sexual orientation.

Michael J. Dale

Michael J. Dale, Professor of Law, recently traveled to Japan to train Japanese law professors in skills education as recently developed in American law schools. His week- long trip was co-sponsored by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) and the Japanese Professional Skills Instruction Materials Consortium (PSIM). Together with NITA colleague, Joleen Youngers, a trial lawyer from New Mexico, Dale spent seven days in the cities of Kumamoto and Tokyo. Dale lectured twice on the topic of "The Evolving Methods of Teaching Law in the United States." Dale and Youngers also delivered a day long training to a group of 50 law school professors demonstrating NITA's  "learning by doing" method of instruction. PSIM, consisting of over 30 Japanese law schools, is pressing for more skills training in Japan. For a number of years the Shepard Broad Law Center has sponsored two NITA programs - the trial program supervised by Professor Dobson, and the deposition program run by Professors Michael Flynn and Michael Dale.

Isabelle Azria (JD 1999) joined Arnstein & Lehr LLP as an associate with the Commercial & Real Estate Finance Transactions Practice Group. Azria's area of law focuses on residential and commercial real estate purchase, sale, leasing, corporate law, contract law, business law. She speaks English, French, Spanish, German, and Italian. 

Kristin E. Bianculli (JD 2008), an associate with Kelley Uustal, PLC in Fort Lauderdale, FL has been named to Super Lawyers as a Rising Star for 2015.  Her areas of practice include personal injury, product liability, medical malpractice, and wrongful death.  

Ashley Dillman Bruce (JD 2008) of Berger Singerman, LLP in Fort Lauderdale, FL spoke at the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustee's annual conference in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 4, 2015 on the topic "Where in the Bankruptcy Code Does it Say."  Dillman Bruce concentrates her practice in corporate bankruptcy and insolvency representation, but she also incorporates a variety of complex commercial litigation and appeals before federal and state courts.  Prior to joining the Berger Singerman team, she clerked for a bankruptcy judge, a state appellate judge, and also interned with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.  

Carissa Rose Champion-Lippmann (JD 2015), a student in Nova Southeastern University's College of Osteopathic Medicine, was named to the American Osteopathic Association board of trustees as its sole student representative at the AOA 95th annual House of Delegates meeting July 17-19, 2015 in Chicago. Champion-Lippmann is a sixth-year osteopathic medical student and master of public health candidate at NSU. She is the inaugural student in NSU's pilot parallel D.O./ J.D. program. She was selected because she understands the issues facing the medical profession and has achieved many milestones at a young age. Champion-Lippmann received her bachelor's degree in international affairs from Florida State University in Tallahassee. She was named NSU's Osteopathic Medical Student of the Year in 2013, overall NSU Student of the Year in 2014 and was the recipient of the AOA Presidential Memorial Leadership award in 2013. 

Hilary A. Creary (JD 1997) joined Sheena-Benjamin-Wise (JD 2001) to form Benjamin-Wise Creary & Associates, P.L.L.C.  Based in Pompano Beach, Florida, the firm focuses its practice primarily on family law matters.   

Lindsay Demmery (JD 2006) a shareholder at Timothy H. Kenney, PA in West Palm Beach, FL  is also President of the Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers ("FAWL").  Demmery is Board Certified in Real Estate Law by The Florida Bar. She co-developed "Board Certification Boot Camp," for FAWL in Palm Beach, which is a program that educates women lawyers on the benefits of becoming Board Certified by The Florida Bar.

Steven S. Farbman (JD 1985) of The Law Offices of Steven Spencer Farbman in Hollywood, FL was elected President of the NSU Law Alumni Association Board of Directors for a term of two years effective July 1, 2015. Farbman is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and his practice includes personal injury, wrongful death, product liability and other related areas.

Scott Forman (JD 1995), based in Miami, FL., is a shareholder and member of the board of directors at Littler Mendelson, P.C. , and also serves as co-chair of the firm's Innovation Council. He and firm shareholder Garry G. Mathiason were recognized as Fastcase Legal Innovators. Fastcase 50 highlights those individuals who have chartered a new course for the delivery of legal services. Forman created the firm's award-winning Littler CaseSmart® platform, which is a strategic platform that reengineers the delivery of labor and employment legal services and enhances collaboration. Forman leads a team of over 50 lawyers, researchers, and technologists within the Littler CaseSmart model, which uses new technology, redesigned legal processes, and cost effective staffing to deliver high-quality, predicable and efficient legal services. He also created Virtual Binder that enables case teams within Littler CaseSmart to communicate and collaborate, track key deliverables and continue to ensure the highest level of client service.  

Kent A. Gaertner (JD 1977),  Of Counsel to Springer Brown, LLC in Wheaton, IL was recently elected to the Illinois State Bar Association's Board of Governors. He is also past president of the DuPage County (IL) Bar Association (2009-2010), which has more than 2,500 members. Gaertner is active in many professional and philanthropic organizations. He has been practicing law in his home state of Illinois since 1978 and focuses on bankruptcy, reorganizations, and workouts and is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. 

Jessica Garcia-Brown (JD 1999) is Associate Professor at Nova Southeastern University's Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.  She teaches a variety of courses for undergraduate students enrolled in the paralegal studies program. She was elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Law Alumni Board of Directors for a term of two years effective July 1, 2015. Garcia-Brown is also a Broward County Traffic Magistrate and she has an LL.M. degree in Intercultural and Human Rights from St. Thomas University School of Law.

Ruby Garg Patel (JD 2014) and Shire Patel (JD 2014) were married on August 16, 2014 in New Rochelle, New York. Ruby Patel is an associate with Isaacs & Reid, PA in Boca Raton, FL where she practices family law. Shire Patel is an associate with The Law Offices of Anidjar & Levine in Fort Lauderdale, FL where he practices personal injury law. Both are members of the Broward County Bar Association and American Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division). Ruby Patel is also a member of the Florida Bar Family Law Section and recently served as an adjunct professor with Nova Law's Florida Bar Auxiliary Program. Ruby and Shire Patel are involved with South Florida's charitable organizations and look forward to their involvement with NSU Law through the alumni association.

Jennifer Gaviria (JD 2014) is a governmental consultant with Capital City Consulting, LLC, a full-service public affairs firm located in Tallahassee, Florida. As a consultant, she specializes in developing unique government relations and public affairs strategies for her clients before the Florida Legislature and Executive Branch Agencies. Gaviria combines her experience as a legislative and campaign staffer with her legal education to advocate for her clients before the Florida Legislature, the Governor's Office, Executive Agencies, and the Florida Cabinet. Capital City Consulting represents clients in a variety of professions, including but not limited to, health care, gaming, local government, insurance, financial services, education, criminal justice, transportation, alcohol, tobacco, information technology, and business development. As a member of the firm, Gaviria works to help clients successfully navigate government in ways that increase business opportunities, maximize government resources and incentives in the private sector, create public/private partnerships, reduce existing harmful regulation, and prevent the passage of punitive legislation.

Edward Holloran, III (JD 2003) joins Quarles & Brady as a partner in Indianapolis, IN.  Holloran practices in the firm's Health Law Practice Group, where he represents clients in the fields of long term care, pharmaceuticals, professional licensing, medicine, construction, and engineering. He also has represented and defended manufacturers of various products in federal and state courts throughout the nation.

Faye E. Jones (JD 1982) is the new Director of the Albert E. Jenner, Jr., Memorial Library at the University of Illinois College of Law in Champaign, IL.  She has more than thirty years of experience as a law librarian.  Most recently, Jones was the director and a professor of law at the Florida State University College of Law Research Center, where she developed an intensive legal research curriculum for the students. She also taught legal research, and courses in information privacy law, cyberlaw, business law research, and advanced legal research. Prior to FSU, she worked at University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and University of Puget Sound School of Law. Jones served on active and reserve duty in the US Navy JAG Corps, attained the rank of Commander, and earned the Navy Achievement Medal for leadership as a Commanding Officer.

Andrew Lieberman (JD 2007) and Todd Wise (JD 2013) created WiseLieberman, PLLC  in Boca Raton, FL. WiseLieberman is focused on divorce and family law matters including family law appeals.  Both Wise and Lieberman are dedicated to helping men and women through a traumatic period in their lives.  The firm has offices in Boca Raton and Plantation. Andrew Lieberman serves on the Law Alumni Board of Directors for the Shepard Broad College of Law.

Bonnie Navin (JD 2000), an attorney with Kelley-Uustal in Fort Lauderdale, FL won a medical malpractice case in July in which the jury awarded more than $1.4 million in damages after surgery left the patient with an infection that has led to multiple follow-up surgeries, procedures and likely no chance for a full recovery. She was co-counsel with Peter Spillis, attorney at Kelley-Uustal.  Navin's practice focuses on medical malpractice and wrongful death cases, as well as other complex litigation matters.

Cristina Pierson (JD 1993) joined Kelley Uustal in Fort Lauderdale, FL.  She is Board Certified as a Business Litigation Specialist. Her practice areas include: business litigation, professional/directors and officers liability, probate, trust, and other fiduciary litigation, first amendment and privacy, class actions, annuity and insurance, and construction and liens.

Emily Pineless (JD 2014) joined GrayRobinson in Boca Raton, FL as an associate in the litigation practice group.  Her areas of focus include personal injury, government, insurance defense and appellate practice. 

Andrew T. Price (JD 1999) joined Credit Union National Association in Washington, D.C., as the senior director of advocacy & counsel.

Bruno Renda (JD 2011) an associate with McIntosh Sawran & Cartaya, PA  in Fort Lauderdale, FL was named by Florida Legal Elite  as an "Up and Comer" by Florida Trend Magazine. Renda's practice includes civil litigation and insurance defense. He is also a member of the NSU Law Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Alejandra M. Rodriguez (JD 2012) joined Huston, May & Fayez, LLC in Chicago, IL.  Her practice includes medical negligence, healthcare, family law and general litigation.  Rodriguez is also fluent in Spanish.

Maria T. Santi (JD 2015) published a blog update on The Florida Bar Health Law Section website concerning Florida Governor Rick Scott's plan to sue the federal government over Medicaid expansion. 

Jeremy Singer (JD 2011) is a commercial litigation associate with Greenberg Traurig in Fort Lauderdale, FL, where he has been practicing for three years.  His practice is primarily focused on complex commercial litigation matters, including merger and acquisition litigation, first-party insurance disputes, and financial services cases.  Jeremy was elected Vice President of the Law Alumni Association Board of Directors for a two year term effective July 1, 2015.  He holds a BA in Entrepreneurship from the University of Miami and a JD from NSU Shepard Broad Law Center.  During law school, Jeremy was the Editor-in-Chief of the Nova Law Review and participated in Moot Court and Mock Trial competitions.  Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Jeremy clerked for Chief Judge Dorian Damoorgian of Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal.

Andrew M. Stella (JD 2008) joined Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey & Fronrath LLP in West Palm Beach, FL. The firm practice areas include personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, nursing home negligence, wrongful death, insurance bad faith, and mass tort litigation, as well as other civil litigation matters.

Lauren J. Stone (JD 2011) joined Justice Law in Plantation, FL.  Stone has extensive experience in personal injury law.  She has expanded her area of practice to include the representation of homeowners in first-party and third-party disputes against insurance companies and other entities for the wrongful delay or denial of claims.