Deborah Gonzalez is the Director of the Immigration Clinic. Student Attorneys in the Immigration Clinic are licensed to practice law under Deborah’s license pursuant Article II, Rule 9 Supreme Court Rules. Student Attorneys represent indigent immigrants who need assistance in defending against removal proceedings or obtaining lawful permanent residence through some form of relief before the U.S.…, Articles, Sky Is the Limit: Protecting Unaccompanied Minors by Not Subjecting Them To Numerical Limitations, , 49 St. Mary's Law Journal 555 (2018), Immigration Consequences to a Charge of Simple Assault or Battery, , Rhode Island Bar Journal, January/February, 2013, at 21
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A Roger Williams University Law Review Symposium, Justice for All: Demanding Accessibility for Underrepresented Communities in the Law, Friday, November 4, 2022 – Virtual Program (Zoom) 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM EST The phrase “Justice for All” dates back to the founding of our country, but it has become increasingly clear that many groups of people are often left out of the “All” category. A persons race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, citizenship, ability, age, and/or socioeconomic status are just a few of the…, Justice for All, , in its inaugural year by demanding the expansion of “All” in the phrase “Justice for All.” Led by a mix of professionals and students, the panel will discuss how different legal services and legal education programs can be made more accessible and inclusive to traditionally marginalized communities. By creating more accessible spaces, we can finally begin working towards achieving justice for…, Justice for All., REGISTRATION AGENDA, Meet the Speakers, Katherine Alteneder, Katherine Alteneder, is the Consulting Senior Strategic Advisor to the Self-Represented Litigation Network (SRLN), connecting and educating lawyers, judges, and allied professionals who are creating innovative and evidence-based solutions so that self-represented litigants have meaningful access to the courts and get the legal help they need. Katherine also leads SRLN’s geospatial initiative that uses public and…, Heidi K. Brown, is a graduate of The University of Virginia School of Law, a law professor at Brooklyn Law School, and a former litigator in the construction industry. Professor Brown is the author , of Untangling Fear in Lawyering: A Four-Step Journey Toward Powerful Advocacy, (ABA 2019), , The Introverted Lawyer: A Seven-Step Journey Toward Authentically Empowered Advocacy, (ABA 2017), and a two-volume legal writing book series entitled , The Mindful Legal Writer, . Professor Brown champions the importance of openly discussing stressors, anxieties, and fears in lawyering, and helping quiet and anxious law students and lawyers become profoundly effective advocates, in their authentic voices. Professor Brown just released her third well-being book entitled, , The Flourishing Lawyer: A Multi-Dimensional Approach to Performance and Well-Being, . Twitter: @introvertlawyer , Michael Donnelly-Boylen, brings over two decades of legal education experience to his position as Associate Dean of Enrollment and Strategic Initiatives at Roger Williams University School of Law. He has become a leader on issues relating to the inclusion of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) population in legal education. Michael Donnelly-Boylen Dean Donnelly-Boylen joined RWU Law in 2002, was…, Danielle Hirsch , is the Interim Court Services Director of the Court Consulting Division at the National Center for State Courts. In that capacity, Danielle is working to develop, guide and implement policies and procedures of court consulting operations to ensure success, high-quality work. In addition, Danielle has a professional focus on access to justice initiatives. She leads several large national access to…, Nellie L, arge, , Class of 2023 RWU Law student, moved to Rhode Island from NYC. Before coming to RWU Law, Nellie worked in housing and homeless prevention in the Bronx. While at RWU Law, Nellie has continued to work in eviction defense as a weekly volunteer at the RWU Law Eviction Help Desk. Nellie also works with the Adult Correctional Institution Project, where she advises incarcerated people in Rhode Island…, Lois R. Lupica, is the Director of the Law + Innovation Lab at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, and the Maine Law Foundation Professor of Law, Emerita at the University of Maine School of Law. In 2019 she received a Fulbright Senior Scholar Award where she researched access to justice and technology at the University of Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia. Professor Lupica is an Affiliated Faculty…, Martha Minow, has taught at Harvard Law School since 1981, where her courses include civil procedure, constitutional law, fairness and privacy, family law, international criminal justice, jurisprudence, law and education, nonprofit organizations, and the public law workshop. An expert in human rights and advocacy for members of racial and religious minorities and for women, children, and persons with…, Tamera N. Rocha, Esq., , serves as the Rhode Island Supreme Court Access to Justice Office director. In this role, Ms. Rocha oversees three vital court services: language access for court users and litigants with limited English proficiency, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and expanding services and resources for self-represented litigants. Ms. Rocha seeks to ensure that all individuals have…, Judge Christopher Smith, is an Associate Judge of the Rhode Island District Court. He graduated from Hamilton College and went on to receive his J.D from Roger Williams University School of Law and LL.M from the University of Oregon with an emphasis in International Environmental Law. Prior to his appointment to the District Court, Judge Smith practiced law at the Rhode Island Public Defender’s Office, first as an…, Monica , Teixeira de Sousa, is a Professor of Law at Roger Williams University School of Law where she teaches Property, Family Law, and Race & the Foundations of American Law. Prior to joining the RWU Law faculty in 2022, Monica was a tenured professor at New England Law | Boston where she created and served as the director of the First Generation Students Program. Before her academic career, Monica was a staff…, Quinten Steenhuis, is a practitioner in residence and adjunct professor at Suffolk University Law School's Legal Innovation and Technology Lab. He spent 12 years as a housing attorney at Greater Boston Legal Services . His work focuses on closing the access to justice gap with technology, especially interactive tools that help people who cannot afford an attorney. Quinten’s signature projects include MADE , the…, Makayla Thomas, is a third-year law student at Roger Williams University. She received her bachelors from Suffolk University in Boston, MA. Makayla has more than ten years of work experience supporting the legal field. Currently, she works for Motley Rice as a Law Clerk. Before that, she was a Judicial Intern for the Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Court while simultaneously interning for the Rhode Island…, Yulyana Torres, is a third-year law student and a Student Admissions Ambassador at Roger Williams University School of Law. Yulyana was raised in Providence, Rhode Island and considers herself lucky to call Rhode Island home. Yulyana's legal interests are in Public Interest Law and she has participated in multiple pro-bono projects during her time in law school. Yulyana has been invested in fighting social…, Eden Yerby , is a current Roger Williams University School of Law student, Class of 2023. Eden completed her Bachelor of Arts degree at University of South Carolina in Global Studies with an emphasis on Sustainable Development in December 2019. She is currently completing her JD at RWU and plans on pursuing a law career in environmental or land use lawfollowing her expected graduation in the Spring of 2023.…, Zach Zarnow, has focused his career on increasing access to justice. After graduating from Brandeis University, Zach spent two years in Eastern Ukraine as a Peace Corps Community Development Volunteer, where he developed civil society networks, established social enterprises, and created anti-corruption initiatives. This experience drove him to enroll at American University’s Washington College of Law, where…, Meet the Moderators, Nicole P. Dyszlewski, is one of the editors of , Integrating Doctrine and Diversity: Inclusion and Equity in the Law School Classroom, . She currently serves as the Director of Special Programs, Academic Affairs at RWU Law and as an adjunct professor. Nicole P. Dyszlewski She received a B.A. from Hofstra University, a J.D. from Boston University School of Law, and an M.L.I.S. from the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Library and Information Studies. She is a member of the Massachusetts State Bar and the Rhode Island…, Suzanne Harrington-Steppen, is a Clinical Professor of Law and the Associate Director of Pro Bono Programs at Roger Williams University School of Law. She recently co-edited Integrating Doctrine and Diversity: Inclusion and Equity in the Law School Classroom (Carolina Academic Press 2021)(with Nicole Dyszlewski, Raquel J. Gabriel, Anna Russell, and Genevieve B. Tung) and is working on the second book in this series. She…, Eliza Vorenberg, is a Clinical Professor of Law and the Director of Pro Bono and Community Partnerships at RWU Law. She directs the New York Pro Bono Scholars Program at RWU Law and teaches the co-curricular seminar. Eliza has directed the Pro Bono Collaborative since January, 2006. Before joining RWU Law, Eliza devoted her legal practice to increasing access to justice in the areas of family Law, employment…
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Intentionally teaching diversity skills in bar tested classes requires professors to navigate a variety of potential obstacles like uneven casebook coverage of topics/perspectives, limited class time to devote to important issues, and possible student resistance in discussions. This session will feature panelists from across the curriculum focusing on how to successfully integrate diversity…, Meet the Speakers, Montré Denise Carodine, Montré Denise Carodine, earned her B.A., summa cum laude, from Louisiana Tech University and her J.D., cum laude, from Tulane Law School where she was on the Senior Editorial Board of the , Tulane Law Review, . After graduating from law school, Professor Carodine clerked for the Honorable Carl E. Stewart of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She then practiced as a litigation associate with Fulbright & Jaworski in Houston, Texas, from 2001-2004. She was on the law faculty at Washington and Lee University from 2004 to 2007. She has been on the Alabama Law faculty since…, Indiana Law Journal, , the, UC Davis Law Review, , the, William and Mary Law Review, , and the, Maryland Law Review, . She has also published several book chapters. Professor Carodine has provided commentary numerous national and local media outlets, including the, Wall Street Journal, ,, Time Magazine, ,, NPR, ,, USA Today, , and AL.com, among others. She is a graduate of Birmingham’s FBI Citizen’s Academy, has chaired the American Association of University Women’s Selected Professions Panel and is currently a member of the Alabama Access to Justice Commission. Jeremiah A. Ho, Jeremiah A. Ho, is Associate Professor at UMass Law where he teaches Contracts I & II, Trusts & Estates, and Remedies. His research focuses on topics relating to law and inequality, mostly with respect to sexuality/gender, race, and culture. In addition, he also writes extensively on legal education, methodology, and theory. Professor Ho’s articles have appeared in the, Yale Journal of Law & Feminism, , the, Harvard Journal on Legislation, ,, The Georgetown Law Journal Online, , the, Journal of Legal Education, , the, Utah Law Review, , the, Kentucky Law Journal, , the, American University Journal on Gender, Social Policy, and the Law, , the, U.C. Davis Business Law Journal, , and others. As a regular contributor to the Humans Rights at Home Blog, Professor Ho’s shorter pieces on sexuality and race often garner mentioning by SCOTUS Blog. In both his scholarship and teaching, Professor Ho’s work has received significant recognition. His scholarship in law and sexuality has earned him a Dukeminier Award, specifically The Ezekiel Webber Prize, from The Williams…, Thea Johnson, is a scholar of criminal law and criminal procedure. Her scholarship focuses on the role of plea bargaining in the criminal legal system, including the ways in which stakeholders manipulate the plea process and stretch ethical boundaries to achieve particular outcomes. Her article, “Fictional Pleas,” was selected for inclusion in the Yale/Stanford/Harvard Junior Faculty Forum and as the runner-…, Monica Teixeira de Sousa , is a Professor of Law at Roger Williams University School of Law where she teaches Property, Family Law, and Race & the Foundations of American Law. Prior to joining the RWU Law faculty in 2022, Monica was a tenured professor at New England Law | Boston where she created and served as the director of the First Generation Students Program. Before her academic career, Professor Teixeira de…, Mikah Thompson, is the Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and a Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. She teaches the following courses: Civil Procedure, Evidence, Race and the Law, and Employment Law. Dean Thompson’s research centers on the intersection of evidentiary law and race. She also writes on the pedagogy of legal education with a particular emphasis on…, Meet the Moderator, Nicole P. Dyszlewski, Nicole P. Dyszlewski, is one of the editors of , Integrating Doctrine and Diversity: Inclusion and Equity in the Law School Classroom, . She currently serves as the Director of Special Programs, Academic Affairs at RWU Law and as an adjunct professor. She received a B.A. from Hofstra University, a J.D. from Boston University School of Law, and an M.L.I.S. from the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Library and Information Studies. She is a member of the Massachusetts State Bar and the Rhode Island State Bar. Her areas…
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Arya Omshehe, a third-year student at Roger Williams University School of Law, has been awarded first place in the 2022 James E. Beckley Securities Arbitration and Law Writing Competition . The honor was formally conferred on Oct. 26 during the annual meeting of the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (PIABA), an international group whose members represent investors in disputes with the…, PIABA Bar Journal, , according to Jason Burge of Fishman Haygood LLP in New Orleans, the journal’s editor-in-chief. “It is an honor to win this prestigious award,” Omshehe said. “Most fulfilling, however, is the privilege of furthering efforts to educate public investors about securities and commodities and abuses in the arbitration process, and to advocate legislative reform for fairer securities laws.” When…, Roger Williams Law Review, , he approached Chief Justice Weisberger Visiting Professor of Law Andrew Spacone—whom he had served as a summer teaching and research assistant, and in whose Securities Regulation course he was currently enrolled—to serve as his advisor. Spacone admits he was initially skeptical, because Omshehe had little prior experience with securities law. “However, he quickly mastered enough of the subject…, securities regulations, , " he said. “My parents escaped from Iran and sought refuge in California after the Iranian Revolution. As a first-generation Iranian American, I did not grow up with any understanding of securities laws other than what I saw in movies like ‘Wall Street’ with Michael Douglas. Professor Spacone was not exactly thrilled to hear this, but I think he would tell you, as most who know me would, that I…
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With the end of the semester and finals quickly approaching, some of you may be searching for resources that will aid you in your studying. CALI or The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction is a non-profit consortium of law schools, law libraries, and other related organizations. CALI tools, authored by expert law professors and law librarians, help enhance your study of legal concepts…
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Arya Omshehe, a third-year student at Roger Williams University School of Law, has been awarded first place in the 2022 James E. Beckley Securities Arbitration and Law Writing Competition . The honor was formally conferred on Oct. 26 during the annual meeting of the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (PIABA), an international group whose members represent investors in disputes with the…, PIABA Bar Journal, , according to Jason Burge of Fishman Haygood LLP in New Orleans, the journal’s editor-in-chief. “It is an honor to win this prestigious award,” Omshehe said. “Most fulfilling, however, is the privilege of furthering efforts to educate public investors about securities and commodities and abuses in the arbitration process, and to advocate legislative reform for fairer securities laws.” When…, Roger Williams Law Review, , he approached Chief Justice Weisberger Visiting Professor of Law Andrew Spacone—whom he had served as a summer teaching and research assistant, and in whose Securities Regulation course he was currently enrolled—to serve as his advisor. Spacone admits he was initially skeptical, because Omshehe had little prior experience with securities law. “However, he quickly mastered enough of the subject…, securities regulations, , " he said. “My parents escaped from Iran and sought refuge in California after the Iranian Revolution. As a first-generation Iranian American, I did not grow up with any understanding of securities laws other than what I saw in movies like ‘Wall Street’ with Michael Douglas. Professor Spacone was not exactly thrilled to hear this, but I think he would tell you, as most who know me would, that I…
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After five-plus years working for the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), Mike Smitsky ’15 was eager to share the benefits of his experience with students from his alma mater. As t he world’s largest nonprofit dedicated to the advancement of uncrewed systems and robotics , AUVSI gives those involved the chance to take part in changing how the world looks at…, Dylan Collins ’22, ended up being a perfect fit for the AUVSI internship. As a 3L at the end of 2021, he had completed all of his required credits and was looking to gain some real-world experience to complement his studies. In addition, the chance to intern under the supervision of a young alum like Smitsky was an opportunity that just seemed too good pass up. “Mike is not only an alum of RWU Law, he’s an alum of…
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