Board of Directors

Roger Williams University School of Law 2024-2025

(Effective January 16, 2025)

The Honorable Brian Stern, Chair
Associate Judge
Rhode Island Superior Court

Nicole J. Benjamin, Esq. ’06, Vice-Chair
Shareholder
Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

The Honorable Patricia Sullivan, Treasurer
Magistrate Judge
United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Hinna Mirza Upal, Esq. ’07, Secretary
Senior Manager, Investigations Office of Compliance and Ethics
Associate Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs
Rochester Institute of Technology

Collin Bailey, Esq. ’08
Chief Transformation Officer
Hudson Bay Company

Alyssa V. Boss, Esq. ’97
General Counsel
University of Rhode Island

Gregory W. Bowman
Dean and Professor of Law
Roger Williams University School of Law
Ex-Officio Member

Bradford Boyd, Esq. '08
President & Founder
ANOVA Marine Insurance

Marek P. Bute, Esq. ’05
Senior Manager, Business Contracts 
Amazon Web Services

Brandon Cuffy, Esq. ‘14
Associate
Miles & Stockbridge

Marc DeSisto, Esq.
DeSisto Law Offices

The Honorable Melissa R. DuBose ’04
District Judge
Rhode Island District Court
United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Stacey Erickson, Esq.
Assistant United States Attorney
United States Attorney's Office, District of Rhode Island

Carly Beauvais Iafrate, Esq. ‘00
Law Office of Carly Beauvais Iafrate, PC

Paul Kessimian, Esq.
Co-Managing Partner
Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

J. Scott Kilpatrick, Esq.
Partner
Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick

Stephen P. Maguire, Esq. ’96
Law Office of Stephen P. Maguire, Inc.

Zachary Mandell, Esq. ’11
Partner
Mandell, Boisclair & Mandell

Ioannis "Yannis" Miaoulis
President
Roger Williams University
Ex-Officio Member

Weayonnoh Davies-Nelson, Esq. ‘07
Executive Director
The Economic Progress Institute

Crystal D. Peralta, Esq. “20
Robinson+Cole
Ex-Officio Member

Adam Ramos, Esq. ‘06
Partner
Hinckley Allen

Michael P. Robinson, Esq. ’00
Partner
Savage Law Partners LLP

Joelle Rocha, Esq. ‘06
Partner
Duffy & Sweeney, LTD

George L. Santopietro, Esq.
Partner
Coia & Lepore, Ltd.

Ondine Galvez Sniffin, Esq.
Law Offices of Ondine Galvez Sniffin

Katherine Sulentic, Esq. ’09
Deputy Athletic Director for Regulatory Affairs
University of Memphis

The Honorable Paul A. Suttell
Chief Justice
Rhode Island Supreme Court

The Honorable O. Rogeriee Thompson
Judge
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

 

 

 

Close Course Type Descriptions

Course Types

We have classified RWU Law classes under the following headers. One of the following course types will be attached to each course which will allow students to narrow down their search while looking for classes.

Core Course

Students in the first and second year are required to take classes covering the following aspects of the law—contracts, torts, property, criminal law, civil procedure, and constitutional law, evidence, and professional responsibility.  Along with these aspects, the core curriculum will develop legal reasoning skills.

Elective

After finishing the core curriculum the remaining coursework toward the degree is completed through upper level elective courses.  Students can choose courses that peak their interests or courses that go along with the track they are following.

Seminar

Seminars are classes where teachers and small groups of students focus on a specific topic and the students complete a substantial research paper.

Clinics/Externships

Inhouse Clinics and Clinical Externships legal education is law school training in which students participate in client representation under the supervision of a practicing attorney or law professor.  RWU Law's Clinical Programs offer unique and effective learning opportunities and the opportunity for practical experience while still in law school.