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NSU Law Center Alumni Admitted to U.S. Supreme Court Bar
NSU’s Law Center alumni admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar were joined by NSU President George L. Hanbury, II, Ph.D.; NSU Vice President for Advancement and Community Relations, Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, Ph.D.; NSU Executive Director of Alumni Relations, Sharon Sullivan; NSU Law Center Interim Dean Elena B. Langan, J.D.; and NSU Director Alumni Relations Elena Minicucci, J.D.
A group of 24 alumni from NSU’s Shepard Broad Law Center were admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States during an induction ceremony held April 28, 29 and 30 in Washington, D.C. The alumni were members of the Bars of the states of Florida, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia.
The alumni appeared before all nine justices of the Supreme Court to be sworn in to the bar of the highest court in the nation. On Monday, April 28 and Tuesday, April 29, Law Center Professor Bruce Rogow, J.D., presented the motion to admit the Law Center alumni to the Supreme Court Bar. Visiting NSU Professor Tim O’Brien, J.D., presented the motion to admit on Wednesday, April 30. As a member of the Supreme Court Bar, Professor Rogow has argued 11 cases before the justices. Professor O’Brien has covered the Court for ABC News and CNN.
Chief Justice John Roberts granted the motions as presented by Rogow and O’Brien. Subsequently, all 24 alumni recited the oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution and were admitted to practice and argue cases before the Supreme Court. The attorneys remained in the courtroom to watch oral arguments, which occurred on all three days.
The alumni were joined by NSU President George L. Hanbury, II, Ph.D; NSU Vice President for Advancement and Community Relations, Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, Ph.D; NSU Executive Director of Alumni Relations, Sharon Sullivan; NSU Law Center Interim Dean Elena B. Langan, J.D; and NSU Director of Alumni Relations Elena Minicucci, J.D.
The Law Center and NSU’s Alumni Association hosted an evening event at Bistro Bis to celebrate the occasion which was also attended by alumni from the DC area. The guest speaker for the evening was NASA Deputy Chief Scientist Gail L. Allen, D.B.A (’02), who was also one of NSU’s 2013 Distinguished Alumni award recipients. Allen discussed “Finding Life ‘Out There’ the Future of Space Exploration.” President Hanbury shared his vision for NSU and told the group about new developments and initiatives at the university.
Those admitted to practice before the nation’s highest court included:
Karey L. Bosack Greenstein ’05 Dennis Moore ’93
Melina Buncome ’93 Thomasina Moore ’93
Clarissa Cabreja ’03 Victoria Morton ’03
Jason Chodos ’06 William O’ Connor ’00
Prince Donnahoe ’95 Bartosz Ostrzenski ’02
Molly Gaussa ’02 Ignacio Sarmiento ’05
Natalie Giachos ’06 Kara Schickowski ’07
Luis Gomez ’96 Scott Smiley ’03
Joshua Goodman ’98 Mark Solomon ’79
Jose Guerrero ’03 Keith Sonderling ’08
Samantha Fitzgerald ’99 Chad Van Horn ’09
Trisha Hewes ’09 Ethan Wall ’07