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Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law | March 2017
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In this Issue
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Upcoming Events
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March 14 - Fourth District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida, Oral Arguments | Information
March 16 - Law & DISorder Comedy Show | Buy Tickets
March 17 - Law Center Plus: Elder Law for Beginners | Register
March 19 - "28,000 Days... Make Yours Count" Book Tour Kick Off Reception | More Information
March 25 - 10th Annual Sports and Entertainment Law Society Symposium | More Information
March 28 - Distinguished Speakers Series- Ambassador Danny Ayalon | Pick Up Tickets
April 12 - Swearing in ceremony for February Bar Takers |
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Sharon and Mitchel W. Berger
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Gift: Sharon and Mitchell W. Berger Entrepreneur Law Clinic
Through a generous gift by Sharon and Mitchell W. Berger, NSU Law will launch the Sharon and Mitchell W. Berger Entrepreneur Law Clinic beginning the fall 2017 semester. The Berger Family Fellow will supervise the program for NSU students in the areas of intellectual property and corporate law for startups. The Berger Entrepreneur Law Clinic will help develop both legal skills as well as entrepreneurial business skills through incubator, accelerator and similar outreach programs. The Berger Entrepreneur Law Clinic's client base will include entrepreneurs who meet the Berger Entrepreneur Law Clinic's client criteria, such as NSU students and faculty, and business community startups, whether not-for-profit or for-profit in nature.
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 Events
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Fourth District Court of Appeal of
the State of Florida
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Session 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Q & A: 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Courtroom 1
The Fourth District Court of Appeals will be in session at NSU, hearing three appellate cases.This event is open to all students. Panel of Judges for this session is: The Honorable Melanie G. May, Presiding, The Honorable Dorian K. Damoorgian, and The Honorable Burton C. Conner.
Please note that no book bags or purses are allowed in the courtroom during session. |
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Law & DISorder Comedy Show
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Reception: 5:30 p.m. | NSU Law, Faculty Study
Show: 7:30 p.m. | Black Box Theater at University Center
NSU Law's Hispanic Student Bar Association (HSBA) and the Cuban American Bar Association (CABA) present: Elizardi Castro performing the show called "LAW & DISORDER" at a reduced rate for our students. The show is about his experience as a Latino prosecutor turned defense attorney and the cultural funnies of having a Latin Family in the process. This show has been reviewed and recommended by networks such as Telemundo and Univision. | Buy Tickets
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| Arlene Lakin, Esq. and Gail Fisher, Esq. |
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Law Center Plus: "Elder Law for Beginners"
Friday, March 17, 2017 | 7:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Shepard Broad College of Law
This seminar will educate attorneys to serve clients for elder law issues. Practitioners will learn the various skill sets involved: estate and incapacity planning as well as protection of assets in order to qualify for, or remain qualified for, public benefits such as Medicaid and veteran's pension with aid and attendance. This seminar offers: Florida Bar CLE Credits - General 2.0, The Florida Bar Certification Credits - Elder Law 2.0, Wills, Trusts and Estates 2.0. |
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28,000 Days... Make Yours Count!
Book Tour Kick Off
Sunday, March 19, 2017 | 11:00 a.m. - 2
:00 p.m.
NSU Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship The Knight A
uditorium
Come meet the author of "28,000 Days...Make Yours Count!", Kara Vaval Ferrier, Esq. as she returns to her alma mater, where she graduated from the Shepard Broad College of Law in 2008, to kick off her multi-city book tour! She will be sharing her journey and motivation for writing the book and will also be autographing copies of the book! Light Refreshments will be served. | Register Here
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The Sports & Entertainment Law Society Presents: NSU's 10th Annual Sports &
Entertainment Law Symposium
Saturday, March 25, 2017 | 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Shepard Broad College of Law
With panels on franchises players in sports, music, film and television, and a career panel, the SELS Symposium entitled "A Decade of Legal Education" will provide a great day of cutting edge CLE.
Keynote speaker, Mr. Alanfertel, Esq., will be talking about "Lawyering in the Modern Environment". The Florida Bar has approved 9.5 General CLE credit hours for this Symposium. The Florida Bar also approved 5.5 IP Law Certification credit hours for this Symposium |
More Info & Registration
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Distinguished Speakers Series - Ambassador Danny Ayalon
Tuesday, March 28, 2017 | 7:00 p.m.
Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center
Ambassador Daniel "Danny" Ayalon is the president of Hod Ayalon Ltd., a private consulting firm for governments and international corporations. He is also the founder of The Truth About Israel, a nonprofit corporation that trains and educates the public about Israel. He is a member of the Board of Governors of Tel Aviv University and the Lantos Human Rights and Justice Foundation in Washington, D.C. [...]
Read More | This event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required for attendance. Limit two (2) tickets per person. Pick up your
Tickets Today!
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Bar Induction Ceremony
Wednesday, April 12, 2017 | 6:00 p.m.
Panza Maurer Law Library, Third Floor
Celebrate one of your greatest accomplishments! Join us as we celebrate those alumni who have passed the February 2017 Florida Bar Exam and be officially sworn in to the Florida Bar by The Honorable Robert Diaz (JD 1984), Honorable Mindy Solomon (JD 1981), and Honorable Kal Le Var Evans (JD 2003).
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PILS Auction Day of Success
February 1, 2017
The Public Interest Law Society (PILS) hosted the 24th Annual Auction on February 1st, 2017. This year, organizers hosted over 40 different company donations and over 100 total items. Attendees had the unique opportunity to bid on a variety of items such as exciting experiences with professors, sports merchandise, restaurant tours, and family friendly getaways. With all the generous contributions, the event raised over $10,000 for the Rebecca Knox Public Interest Law Summer Fellowship. If you're interested in getting involved, please feel free to contact PILS's advisor, Jennifer Gordon, Esq., Director of Public Interest Programs, at
jgordon@nova.edu or (954) 262-6126. |
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Mentoring Program Breakfast:
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(L to R) Judge Robert Diaz, Melanie May, and Kal Evans. |
"Professionalism & Ethics in the Courtroom"
February 24, 2017
At the final mentoring breakfast of the semester, a panel of judicial speakers, Judge Robert Diaz, Judge Melanie May and Judge Kal Evans, gave an informational and insightful discussion about how attorney's should present themselves, and their cases in a courtroom. Judge May discussed the five C's of professionalism; Courtesy, Candor, Competency, Concise, and Conciliatory. Judge Diaz and Judge Evans discussed some basic principles of courtroom conduct.|
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Professor Brion Blackwelder was appointed by Commissioner Furr to the Planning Council. Professor Blackwelder was previously a member of the Planning Council from 1995 to2002. He will took the oath of office on the February 23 Planning Council meeting.
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Professor James Wilets was interviewed on early February by Pam Giganti on WPBT2 on the Trump's executive actions regarding asylum seekers, green card holders and visitors, as well as the President's attack on municipal sanctuaries. The program aired on WPBT2 on February 3rd was rebroadcast on Sunday, February 5th.
Click here to see full interview.
The University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change will publish Professor Wilets' and Professor Imoukhuede's article "A Critique of the Uniquely Adversarial Nature of the U.S. Legal, Economic, and Political System and its Implications for Reinforcing Existing Power Hierarchies
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NSU Alumni Association Events
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- March 15, 2017: Ask an Expert: Career Resources and General Questions- at 12:00 p.m. and at 5:00 p.m. | RSVP
- March 28, 2017: Mentoring Madness | RSVP
Visit the Alumni Event Page for Full Listing of Events
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Ritika Singh
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NSU Law Student Wins Tittle of:
Miss Gold Coast 2017
February 18, 2017
The local level pageant was held on Saturday, February 18 at the Dillards Performing Center for Arts. The Miss America scholarship pageant represents four pillars: scholarship, service, success, and style. Ideally, the title holders are expected to manifest each pillar that Miss America stands for. Each contestant must have a platform they wish to advocate for. Ritika chose Children's Education and Literacy as my platform because she wanted to focus on serving children who do not have the resources necessary to achieve their goals. In the end - 3 fortunate ladies were crowned titles, including Mrs. Singh. She received the title of Miss Gold Coast 2017 and will be competing in the Miss Florida pageant, which will be held in Lakeland, Florida this June. The winner of Miss Florida will advance to compete with ladies from across the country in the Miss America pageant in September.
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Moot Court Society Congratulates our Family Law Team
March 6th, 2017
Our Moot Court Society would like to congratulate Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Team consisting of
Jamie Nakoa and
Kristin Vara with their coaches
Professor Cassidy and
Dean Struffolino. Jaime and Kristin were
Quarter Finalist at the
National Competition held this past weekend in Albany, NY hosted by Albany Law School. During the competition, their excellent coaching and hard work stood up to schools such as Albany Law School, Pennsylvania State University, and William and Mary Law School.
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Arlene Lakin & Gail Fisher |
Arlene Lakin (JD 1991) with
Gail Fisher (JD 1993) will be presenting at NSU Shepard Broad College of Law "Elder Law for Beginners" on March 17, 2017.
Click Here for More Information.
Lakin,
Fisher and Michele
Friedlander are also presenting "Legal Documents and Financial Planning for Long Term Care" at the Dementia Symposium: Medical & Legal Perspectives conference on March 18, 2017.
Click Here for More Information
Featured in March Class Actions: The Honorable Thomas M. Lynch, The Honorable Marc H. Gold, Jon Stage, Lindsey Brown, Arlene Lakin, Claudia Willis, Sanford Topkin, Gail Fisher, The Honorable Yael Chakchakov Gamm, Ignacio Alvarez, Sara Sandler, Kara Ferrier, Jamie Zuckerman, Patricia Castillo Flanagan, Chad Van Horn, Valerie Barnhart, Erin Corkell, Melissa P. Keller, Lisa Kohring, Harold Fernandez Pryor, Jr., Michelle DeLong, and Carl Domino.
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Development Update:
Opportunities for Giving
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Susan Stephan, Director of Development
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At NSU Law, we are able to offer opportunities for students to
realize their potential when our generous donors give to the law school in areas including our scholarship funds, programs, and law clinics. We are grateful to our alumni, staff, faculty and friends whose support for our students helps us to prepare them for successful careers after graduation. Please consider making a gift today or adding NSU Law to your estate plans to continue your support through a legacy gift.
To learn more about opportunities to support NSU Shepard Broad College of Law, please contact our Director of Development, Susan Stephan, at 954-262-6261 or sstephan@nova.edu. Thank you!
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For questions, suggestions, alumni chapter involvement, mentoring program information and involvement, and to submit news for the Class Actions column, please contact:
Laura Dietz
Director of Alumni Relations
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