David Logan has served as Dean at Roger Williams University School of Law in Bristol, RI since 2003. A graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, Dean Logan clerked for a federal judge and practiced with a major Washington, D.C. law firm, where he represented Native American tribes....
The Roger Williams Law family gathered in the Rotunda at Citizens Plaza to celebrate the holiday season (replete with jokes about Gov. Chafee’s “holiday tree”), and as a bonus helped the U.S. Marine Corps with their “Toys for Tots” program. This was the first such event with our new President, Dr. Donald Farish (who has a law degree to go with his Phd in biology), and he enjoyed mingling with an energetic crowd of faculty, staff, alums and friends of the law school from the bench and bar. Among the luminaries in attendance: Chief Justice of the RI Supreme Court Paul Suttell and his colleague Associate Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg; Federal Judge Will Smith (a popular member of our Adjunct Faculty); and Associate Justice of the Superior Court Nettie Vogel (friend of the law school, and now a new member of our governing board).
My top highlight of the evening: singing “Happy Birthday” to Professor Emeritus Bob Kent who had just celebrated his 90th birthday! Following are some pics from that fun evening.
U.S. District Judge Will Smith, RWU President Donald Farish, and Chief Justice Paul Suttell
Jenna Hashway ’11 and Shannon O’Neil ’11
Carly Iafrate ‘00, Rob Humm ‘08, (VP of Law Alumni Association),
Nicole Benjamin ’06, and 2 of America’s Finest
Nicole Benjamin ’06, (President of Law Alumni Association) and Prof. Bob Kent
Profs. Mary Holper and Raquel Oritz
President Donald Farish, Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg, and
Jessica Schacter ‘10 (Justice Goldberg’s law clerk)
Angela Alves ‘11 and Rebecca Carey ’11
Margreta Vellucci ‘07, Steve McDonald (General Counsel,
RI School of Design), and Prof. Jane Rindsberg
John Meara ’11 and Kelly Rafferty ’11
Sally McDonald ‘09
Steve Maguire ‘96, Bob Kando ‘96 and Michael Fields ’97 (School of Law Board of Directors)
Scott Vernon ‘09, Dean Logan, and Brooks McGratten
(partner at Peirce Atwood and popular member of our Adjunct Faculty)