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Angela Alexander '10
Raised in inner-city Baltimore, Angela Alexander ’10 says she could never have succeeded without a lot of help. After working her way through Brown...

Upcoming Events

Commencement 2012

Commencement 2012

School of Law Commencement
MAY
18
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
School of Law, Bristol, R.I.
C.L.E. - Introduction to Veterans Affairs Benefits
MAY
22
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
RWU Metro Center, 150 Washington Street, Providence, R.I.
Pro Bono Collaborative Cocktail Reception
MAY
31
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
One Citizens Plaza Rotunda
Law Alumni Association Annual Breakfast Meeting
JUN
14
7:45 am - 9:15 am
Rhode Island Convention Center - First Floor West Lobby, Providence
Philadelphia Area Alumni Reception
JUN
27
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Maggiano's Little Italy, 1201 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa.


Selected Projects

See the Dean's Blog at the following link which outlines projects by our Summer 2009 Law Fellows: Sea Grant Law Fellows Tackle Marine and Coastal Law Project

 

Below is a sampling of projects handled by Sea Grant Law Fellows:

Jenna Algee '11
Newport's Mooring Regulations: Legal and Policy Analysis (5/11)

Kristen Bonjour '13
Legal Considerations for Possible Noise Ordinances for Newport Harbor (5/11)

Nicholas Paine '13
Blowout: The Legal Legacy of the Deepwater Horizon Catastrophe (3/11)
Background Document on Natural Resource Damages.

Catherine Kramer '12
Coastal Preservation and Transferred Development Rights (12/10)

Alastair Deans '11
Port Development Labor Issues  (11/10)

Benjamin Goetsch '11
Massachusetts Town ByLaws as They Relate to Restricting or Conditioning Human Activities In and Around Eeelgrass Beds  (11/10)

Jacqueline Rolleri '11
Taking Stock:  The Magnuson-Stevens Act Revisited (11/10)
Background Materials on the MSA.

Kathleen Haber '10
The Legal Implications of Establishing a Pilot Cooperative Sector in the Fluke Fishery
of Rhode Island
(11/08)

Heath Hixson '09
Tidelands: Analysis of Southeastern Massachusetts Municipal Bylaws  (11/08)

Thomas Murphy '09
Working Waterfronts -  "Performance Standards in CT & WA; Designated Port Areas" (5/08)

Tory Randall '08
Requirements for Evaluating the Performance of Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ): A Legal Analysis   (10/07)

Brian Eisenhower '09
U.S. Cabotage Laws and Offshore Energy Projects  (6/07)

Jennifer Mehaffey '07
NEANS presentation - "Ballast Water and Invasive Species in the Northeast: The Current Situation and Policy Recommendation" (6/07)

Jonathan Lew '07
Block Island Submerged Land Project - "Old Harbor Land Dispute" (5/07)