Penn State Law

Robin Marable '02 wins Unsung Hero awardThe New York Daily Record gave Robin C. Marable '02 one of its first "Unsung Hero" awards. Marable is an attorney with Legal Assistance of Western New York. The award is given to individuals who help those in need, often going unrecognized. In an article about her contribution, Marable says she especially is happy to be helping not only individuals but a community and she cites Professor Victor Romero as one of her mentors

Former Congressman Joseph Sestak named General Omar N. Bradley Chair in Strategic LeadershipJoseph Sestak, former congressman and retired U.S. Navy three-star admiral, has been named the 2013-14 General Omar N. Bradley Chair in Strategic Leadership. While in residence, he will conduct classes at Penn State University Dickinson School of Law and School of International Affairs, Dickinson College, and the U.S. Army War College.

Students urged to practice with integrityThe Law School celebrated 198 J.D. and 43 LL.M. graduates at its 134th commencement on Saturday.

Passion for education reform drives Whittington and WorthingtonAlthough Penn State Law students Sarah Whittington ’15 and Stephen Worthington ’15 came to Penn State Law from vastly different geographical regions – Whittington from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Worthington from Cedar City, Utah – they quickly discovered that they share a lot in common. Both studied history in college, Worthington at Utah State University and Whittington at Connecticut College. Both agree that education reform in the United States is necessary. And both came to Penn State Law planning to get involved with the student organization Law and Education Alliance at Penn State (LEAP).

Secretary of Defense appoints Admiral Houck to Sexual Assault Response PanelSecretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has appointed Admiral (ret.) James W. Houck, distinguished scholar in residence at Penn State Law and School of International Affairs, to a Congressionally-mandated panel charged with conducting an independent review of Department of Defense systems used to investigate, prosecute, and adjudicate allegations of sexual assault in the military.

Professor Leverett to appear on Conversations on WPSUProfessor Flynt Leverett appeared on WPSU's Conversations from Penn State television program Thursday, May 2.

The Hon. D. Brooks Smith ’76 to deliver commencement addressThe Honorable D. Brooks Smith, a 1976 graduate of The Dickinson School of Law, will be the featured speaker at this spring’s commencement ceremonies for the Penn State University Dickinson School of Law. Smith is a member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, having been nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate on July 31, 2002.

Teamwork is key to Civil Rights Appellate Clinic in filing Amicus Brief with Supreme CourtFrom left to right: Dave Dambreville, Jordan Johnston, Asima Ahmad, Christopher Polchin, Kate Hynes, Professor Michael Foreman, Alison Renfrew, and Scott Engstrom contributed to an amici curiae brief in University of South Texas Medical Center v. Nassar.

Jorgensen ’14 earns prestigious labor law fellowshipPenn State Law student Sean Jorgensen was awarded a ten-week summer fellowship from the Peggy Browning Fund. Jorgensen will be working at AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) AFL-CIO, in Washington, DC which has 1.6 million working and retired members.

Matthew Ceccato named Presidential Management FellowIf Matt Ceccato has to name one quality that powered him through his journey from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center to a Presidential Management Fellowship, it would be the determination he learned as a Paratrooper in the U.S. Army. On his second deployment to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005, he was wounded in combat by a gunshot through both legs that left him unable to walk.