New Board of Advisors Rolled Out

One of the ways that a law school matures is with the help of influential judges and practitioners.  By having the support of respected lawyers, a law school gains not only advocates for the school in the legal community, but also eyes and ears who can keep the Dean and Senior Staff informed about changes in the legal profession that they as practitioners are likely to identify sooner than denizens of the “ivory tower” of the academy.

I am delighted to report that we have put together a terrific group to serve in this capacity for 2009-10.  (Indeed, at our orientation meeting I joked that if I were still in practice I would love to meld all the talent in the room into a single law firm!).

Here is the new roster:

ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
2009-10

Jametta Alston, Esquire
Office of Child Advocate

The Honorable Alberto Cardona
Aponta Cardona & Associates, LLC

Senate Majority Leader Daniel Connors
Rhode Island State Senate

The Honorable Dennis J. Curran
Associate Justice
Massachusetts Superior Court

William Delaney, Esq.
Kaplan & Delaney, Inc.

Michael DeFanti, Esq.
Hinckley, Allen and Snyder LLP

Andrew Douglass, Esq.
Morrison, Mahoney & Miller

Douglas Ellis, Esq.
Ropes & Gray

Mr. Michael Hudner, President
Navinvest Marine Services, Inc.

Carly Iafrate, Esq.
Carly Iafrate Law Office

Daniel Kinder, Esq.
Little, Medeiros, Kinder, Bulman & Whitney P.C.

Brooks Magratten, Esq.
Pierce Atwood, LLP

Stacey P. Nakasian, Esq.
Duffy Sweeney & Scott

James McGuirk, Esq.
Edwards & Angell

James Purcell
Chief Operating Officer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI

Claire Richards, Esq.

Stephen Shechtman, Esq.
Shechtman Halperin Savage, LLP

Andrew Spacone, Esq.
Deputy General Counsel-Litigation and Assistant Secretary
Textron, Inc.

Michael A. St Pierre, Esq.
Revens Revens & St. Pierre

Paul Stanzler, Esq.
Burns Levinson LLP

Patricia Sullivan, Esq.
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

William Trezvant, Esq.
Office of the Attorney General

Margreta Vellucci, Esq.
RI Supreme Court

A. T. Wall, II, Esq.
Director, RI Department of Corrections