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WINTER 2025

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Joseph Tate '63 CLAS, '66 CWSL received the 2024 Citizens Bank Achievement Award from the Philadelphia Bar Association.

Michael Corso ’74 was recertified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) as a Board Certified Specialist in Civil Trial.

Marc P. Weingarten ’76Ìýpresented at the International Injuries Conference 2024 in London, sponsored by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. He also was invited to lecture at the Touro Law Center on Long Island, New York.

Mark Gibney ’77 was awarded a Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Law at the University of Trento, Italy for the spring 2025 term.

Robyn Gigl ’77 received The NJWLA’s Women’s Initiative and Leaders in Law (WILL) Platinum Award from New Jersey Women Lawyers Association.

John Kopesky '76 VSB, '79 CWSL was reappointed as member of the Pennsylvania Lawyers Fund for Client Security Board of Trustees for a 3-year term.

John M. Toth ’81 Ìýwas reappointed chair of the Standing Committee on Character & Fitness by the Michigan State Bar president.

Rhonda Fulginiti ’91 was elected to the Philadelphia Bar Association Board of Governors.

Robert Seiger ’97 joined Robinson+Cole as partner in the firm’s immigration group.

Matthew P. Donelson ’99 joined Rawle & Henderson LLP in its Wilmington, DE office.

Kristine Calalang ’04 was elected vice chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association.

Kathryn Maza Courtney ’12 was promoted to senior counsel at Saxton & Stump.

Bradley Crowell ’13 was promoted to shareholder of Littler.

Amanda Fernandez ’13 was elected president of the Cuban American Bar Association.

Chris Lucca ’13 was promoted to member at Clark Hill’s Philadelphia office.

Melissa Scacchitti ’13 joined Blank Rome LLP in the Energy, Environment, and Mass Torts group.

Tyler Tassone ’13 has been named director at Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox.

Allison Fleet ’14 was promoted to partner at Partridge Snow & Hahn.

Daniel LePera ’14 was promoted to partner at Unruh Turner Burke & Frees.

MichaelÌý J. Montalbano '15 was promoted to partner at Blank Rome LLP.

Andrew Logan '16 LLM was elected to of counsel at Blank Rome LLP.

Adison Richards ’18 was elected to the Washington House of Representatives in the 26^th district.

Gabrielle Outlaw ’19 was elected to the Philadelphia Bar Association Board of Governors.

Kendeil A. Dorvilier ’21 was named to Top 40 Under 40 Black Lawyers in Delaware list by The National Black Lawyers.

Brandon Millinghausen ’22 was elected to the Philadelphia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee.

Vanessa Ruggiero ’22 joined Ogletree Deakins as an associate attorney.

Anna Wills '22 received the 18^th annual Duane Morris Pro Bono Award from Duane Morris LLP.

Maggie MacDonald ’23 was elected to the Philadelphia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee.

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