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Student Life
Organizations
Villanova University School of Law provides students with an environment rich in opportunities for involvement. The law school supports more than
30 student organizations governed through the Student Bar Association. Co-Curricular organizations include three law journals, Moot Court Board, and Honor Board. Student Life at Villanova Law is enriched and diversified by its student organizations, extracurricular activities, and sense of community and tradition.
Student Organizations plan and organize a wide range of educational, social, athletic, cultural, religious, and professional events and activities throughout the academic year. Student Organizations should contact Nicole Garafano, Events Coordinator, for assistance in planning a program.
All student groups should read the Student
Organization Manual. Also, organizations must submit a Student Organization
Recognition Form (SORF) with the SBA and Assistant Dean for Student Life at the beginning of each academic year. All student groups must complete this form before they may receive SBA funding or sponsor events at the School of Law.
Current Student Organizations:
- American Civil
Liberties Union Student Chapter
- Amnesty International
- Asian & Pacific American Law Students Association
- Black Law Students Association
- Brehon Law Society
- Christian Legal Society
- Corporate Law Society
- Criminal Law Society
- Digital Law Society
- Environmental Law Society
- Family Law Society
- Federalist Society
- Gay/Straight Alliance
- Green Party Law Society
- Health Law Society
- Intellectual Property Society
- International Law Society
- Intramural Athletics League
- Islamic Law Forum
- Jewish Law Students Association
- Justinian Society/National Italian American Bar Association
- Labor and Employment Law Society
- Latin American Law Students Association
- Law Students for Life
- Law Students in Action
- Libertarian Committee
- Married Law Students/Law Students with Children
- Phi Delta Phi
- Pro Bono Society
- Public Interest Fellowship Program
- Republican Committee
- Sports and Entertainment Law Society
- St. Thomas More Society
- Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
- Student Bar Association
- Tax Law Society
- United Front
- Villanova Democrat Society
- Women's Law Caucus
American Civil
Liberties Union Student Chapter
The purpose of the American Civil Liberties Union Student Chapter is to work with the American Civil Liberties Union to preserve and promote civil liberties including the freedom of speech, the right to privacy, reproductive freedom and equal treatment under the law.
Chuck Moulton - President
Robert Gardner - Vice-President
J. Ryan Hall - Treasurer
Marni Snyder - Secretary
Email: aclu@law.villanova.edu
Faculty Advisor: Professor Dvera Segal
Amnesty International (Villanova School of Law Chapter)
The purpose of the Villanova Chapter of Amnesty International is to promote awareness of human rights abuses throughout the world. The group will be involved with specific cases identified by Amnesty International, through research and action.
Elizabeth Coleman - Chair
Email: AmnestyIntl@law.villanova.edu
Faculty Advisor: Professor Michele Pistone
Asian & Pacific American Law Students Association
(APALSA)
The Villanova University School of Law APALSA chapter is dedicated to promoting Asian interests to the Villanova community through cultural
programs, legal programs and community service projects. We hope to continue growing our presence by participating in other programs in the
Philadelphia area to instill a greater awareness of the Asian law students which bear upon both the legal and non-legal concerns of the Asian
community.
Dalip Sethi (2L) & Emily Lui (2L) - Co-Presidents
Vivek Srivastava (3L) - Treasurer
Emily Liu (2L) - Secretary
Steven Kim (2L) - Public Relations
Tara Kao (2L) - Historian/Webmaster
Jonathan Kalkin (2L) - Social Chair
Email: apalsa@law.villanova.edu
Faculty Advisors: Professor John Gotanda/Professor Joseph Dellapenna
Black Law Students Association
The Villanova University School of Law Black Law Students Association was created and designed to articulate and promote the professional needs and goals of Black law students; to foster and encourage professional competence; to focus upon the relationship of the Black attorney to the American legal system; to instill in the Black attorney and law student a greater awareness of and commitment to the needs of the Black community; to utilize their expertise to initiate a change within the legal system that will make it more responsive to the needs and concerns of the Black community; to do any and all things necessary and lawful for the accomplishment of these goals.
Rachel Branson - President
Joanna McClinton - Vice President
Latoya Livingston - Treasurer
Jennifer Magness - Corresponding Secretary
Jacqueline Tham - Recording Secretary
Ryan Gibbs - Parlimentarian
Email: BLSA@law.villanova.edu
Brehon Law Society
The Brehon Law Society provides academic support and encouragement to members, promotes social interaction and mentoring for law students, practicing attorneys and judges and offers an atmosphere of belonging and social interaction among fellow students.
Jim Scott - President
Tom McGlyn - Vice President
Erin McDevitt - Treasurer
Steve McCarthy - Secretary
David Manni & Nico Whitt - Executive Board
Email: BrehonLawSociety@law.villanova.edu
Christian Legal Society
The Christian Legal Society hosts bible studies and opportunities for discussion, fellowship and prayer. All members of the Villanova Law School community are welcome.
Brian Lawser - President
Faculty Advisor: Professor John Dobbin
Corporate Law Society
The Corporate Law Society is dedicated to increasing issue awareness and networking opportunities for VLS students interested in corporate,
securities, bankruptcy, and other related practices.
Ron Brown - President
Jesse Rebello - Vice President
John McDermott - Vice President of Public Relations
Melanie Taylor - Secretary
Michael DeSantis - Treasurer
Email: corplaw@law.villanova.edu
Faculty Advisor: Professor Jennifer O'Hare
Criminal Law Society
The Criminal Law Society strives to expose students to all aspects of criminal law through contact with criminal law
practioners, law enforcement officers, academics dedicated to the study of criminal law,
and members of our community who have had contact with the criminal justice system.
Rebecca Soto - President
J. Hall - Co-President
Email: rsoto@law.villanova.edu
Faculty Advisor: Professor Packel
Digital Law Society
To organize and present programs to the law school community on all aspects of
cyberlaw; to promote communication between students, faculty, professional organizations and others involved in the field of
cyberlaw; and to support member involvement in and with other VLS organizations, competitions and activities.
Chuck Moulton - Co-President
Thomas Marquoit - Co-President
Brad Sturges - Treasurer
Cheryl Sasadeusz - Secretary
Email: digitallaw@law.villanova.edu
Faculty Advisor: Professor Michael Carroll
Environmental Law Society
The Environmental Law Society's goal is two-fold. First we aim to notfiy students of pressing environmental law issues. Second we try to introduce
students to the environmental law field as a possible career.
Marissa Bach - Co-President
Jon Grabowski - Co- President
Caroline Nutt - Secretary
Email: els@law.villanova.edu
Faculty Advisor: John Hyson
Family Law Society
The mission of the Family Law Society is to provide students with an interest in this area the opportunity for a deeper understanding of family
law issues, a means for students to communicate with others sharing interest in family law issues, and a vehicle demonstrating the challenges
and rewards of the family law practitioner.
Krista Cohane (3L) -
Co-President
Kathleen Ruane (3L) - Co-President
Jonathan Hoffman (3L) - Vice
President
Kelly Kolson (2L) - Activities
Coordinator
Email: familylaw@law.villanova.edu
Faculty Advisor: Professor Becker
Federalist Society
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies is a group of conservatives and libertarians interested in the current state of the
legal order. It is founded on the principles that the state exists to preserve freedom, that the separation of governmental powers is central to
our Constitution, and that it is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be.
The Society seeks both to promote an awareness of these principles and to further their application through its activities. This entails reordering
priorities within the legal system to place a premium on individual liberty, traditional values, and the rule of law. It also requires
restoring the recognition of the importance of these norms among lawyers, judges, and law professors.
In working to achieve these goals, the Society has created a conservative and libertarian intellectual network that extends to all levels of the
legal community.
The Villanova Law Chapter of The Federalist Society seeks to achieve these goals and ideals by promoting balanced intellectual debate on a variety of
current legal topics, involving both professors and outside legal experts in the process.
Kristin Scaduto (1L) -
President
Lisa Gallaudet ( 1L) -
Vice-President
Erin O'Brien (2L) - Treasurer
Chuck Moulton (2L) - Secretary
Email: federalist@law.villanova.edu
Faculty Advisor: Professor John Gotanda
Gay/Straight Alliance
The Villanova Law Gay/Straight Alliance strives to promote the understanding of legal issues that impact lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered individuals in a predominantly straight world. Additionally, the
Gay/Straight Alliance aims to increase diversity and acceptance at Villanova Law School and foster an environment that welcomes each of us as we are: gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual or
transgendered.
Brian Kelly - President
Aarathi Deshmukh - Treasurer
Robin Arzon - Secretary
Email: gsa@law.villanova.edu
Faculty Advisors: Professor Michelle Anderson, Professor Ellen Wertheimer
Green Party Law Society
The Green Party Law Society seeks to organize students to realize the Ten Key Values of the Green Party in their academic and professional careers. The Ten Key Values are: grassroots democracy, social justice, ecological wisdom, non-violence, decentralization, community-based economics, feminism, respect for diversity, personal and global responsibility and sustainability.
Christian Brennan - President
Email: greenpartylaw@law.villanova.edu
Health Law Society
The Health Law Society is an organization dedicated to research and discussion of the laws, policies, and practices regarding the medical and
biotech community.
Daniel Sherry - Chairman
Robert Good - Secretary
Michael Kovach - Treasurer
Allsun DiMeo - Publicity
Coordinator
Jennifer Dougherty - Publicity
Coordinator
Cara Golemes - Meeting
Coordinator
Email: dsherry@law.villanova.edu
Faculty Advisor: Ellen Wertheimer
Intellectual Property Society
(IP Society)
The IP Society strives to make the VLS community aware of the opportunities in intellectual property law and what it is like to practice intellectual property law. The group works to give students the opportunity to interact with practicing intellectual property attorneys to ask questions and to network.
Meghan Flavin - President
Claudia Schultze - Vice-President
Patrick Sheldrake - Secretary/Treasurer
Email: ip@law.villanova.edu
Faculty Advisors: Professor Michael Carroll
International Law Society
The International Law Society promotes social and academic awareness among Villanova Law Students of global events and facilitates understanding of diverse legal cultures in order to assess their influences on both public and private international law. The International Law Society sponsors social activities, speakers, and trips that encourage cultural exchange and academic discussion. The Society provides a forum through which members may pursue their interest in developing a career in international law. In an era of globalization, these interests and commitments are becoming even more important tools of connecting and communicating with the outside world.
Jessica Roessel - President
Alexandra Love - Vice-President
Bill Freidberg - Treasurer
Sara Havas - Secretary
Email: international@law.villanova.edu
Faculty Advisor: Professor John Murphy
To view this organization's newsletter - Click
Here.
Intramural Athletics League
The Intramural Athletics League provides Villanova law students with the opportunity to participate in various organized sports. The Intramural League is coordinated by the SBA.
Email: intramurals@law.villanova.edu
Islamic Law Forum
The purpose of the Islamic Law Forum is to create a greater knowledge of Islamic law and the Islamic tradition via intellectual exchange and discussion. The Islamic Law Forum creates a place within the Villanova community for the discussion of all matters relating to the study of Islamic law, Islam, and legal issues affecting Muslim countries and communities.
Hina Qutub - President
Talal Salaam - Vice President
Madeha Chaudry - Secretary
Musa Jan - Treasuer
Email: islamic@law.villanova.edu
Jewish Law Students Association
The Jewish Law Student Association strives to foster Jewish identity among the law school community.
Dan Baylson - Student Contact
Email: jls@law.villanova.edu
Faculty Advisor: Judge Abraham Gafni
Justinian Society/National Italian American Bar Association
The Justinian Society is an educational, non-profit organization of lawyers whose ancestry is Italian. The Society is open to all Villanova Law students, and seeks to foster a spirit of good fellowship and professionalism with other members of the Justinian Bar and within the legal profession.
Mariel Gilleto - Co-Chair
Allison Newhart Hash - Co-Chair
Jeff Pustizzi - Co-Chair
Faculty Advisor: Dean Mark Sargent
Labor and Employment Law Society
The purpose of this organization shall be to: Supplement the classroom scholarship of labor and employment law through lectures, activities, and
discussions; Provide a forum for students interested in pursuing a career in labor and employment law; Encourage prospective students to become
active in the field of labor and employment law.
Jason Fried - Co- Chair
Joshua Pollak - Co-Chair
Email: laborlaw@law.villanova.edu
Faculty Advisor: Professor John Cannon
Latin American Law Students Association
(LALSA)
The Latin American Law Students Association is an inclusive organization that strives to increase awareness at Villanova Law School about Latino/a issues at the law school, in the legal community, and the world. Further, the group strives to serve our neighboring communities and increase social ties amongst all law students who believe and support the advancement of Hispanics. All are welcome.
Diana Cortes - President
Jonathan Kalkin - Vice President
Rachel Galegos - Secretary
Ryan Gibbs - Treasurer
Robin Arzon - Public Relations
Email: lalsa@law.villanova.edu
Faculty Advisor: Professor Beth Lyon
Law Students for Life
The purpose of Law Students for Life is to come together as law students in the belief that all life is sacred and deserving of protection from the moment of conception to the natural end of life.
Email: studentsforlife@law.villanova.edu
Law Students in Action
The purpose of Law Students in Action is to encourage and promote participation in service to local communities.
Josh Dickinson (2L) -
President
Melissa LeBon (3L) - Vice President
Jennifer Ashton (2L) Secretary
Jamie Samanns (2L) Treasurer
Faculty Advisor: Professor Judy Goldstein Smith
Email: lawaction@law.villanova.edu
Libertarian Committee
The purpose of this organization shall be: To educate students about libertarian positions on current legal and political issues and to make
students aware of Libertarian candidates on the ballot.
Chuck Moulton (2L) - President
Katherine Eberhardt (1L) - Vice-President
Conrad Blease (2L) - Treasurer
Duie Latta (1L) - Secretary
Email: libertarian@law.villanova.edu
Faculty Advisor: Professor Louis Sirico
Married Law Students/Law Students with Children
The Married Law Students/Law Students with Children aims to integrate those students who are married or who have children into the culture at the law school by promoting camaraderie and diversity among the student body. The group also provides a network to encourage communication with other law students with similar needs.
Arthur Cutillo - President
Email: mls@law.villanova.edu
Phi Delta Phi
Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity, established in the year 1869 to promote a higher standard of professional ethics, is among the oldest
of legal organizations in North America. Phi Delta Phi strive to promote professional ethics at Villanova Law School and encourage camaraderie
amongst fellow law students.
Vivek Srivastava - President -
Devon Daemer - Vice Magister
Vince Phillips - Treasurer
Kelsey O'Connor - Secretary
Emily Liu - Historian
Jessica Roessel - Community Service Chair
Jessica Gadrinab Henry, Aarthi Deshmukh - Ethics Chairs
Madeha Chaudry - Public Relations
John McGrory, Amy Cunningham, Sabrina Bosse, Patrick Cannon - Pledgemasters
Email: vsrivastava@law.villanova.edu
Advisor: Professor John Cannon
Pro Bono Society
The purpose of the Pro Bono Society is to increase student awareness about public or community service. The Pro Bono Society provides students with the opportunity to volunteer their time and unique skills as law students to members of the outside community.
Casey Linehan (2L) - President
Marni Snyder (2L) - Vice President
Jen Passannante (2L) - External Secretary
Tara Kao (2L) - Internal Secretary
Dan Baylson (2L) - Treasurer
Email: probono@law.villanova.edu
Staff Advisor: Sara Woods
Public Interest Fellowship Program
(PIFP)
The Public Interest Fellowship Program is a student-run organization that sponsors an annual auction to provide summer funding to students dedicated to working in public interest with low-income
individuals.
Email: pifp@law.villanova.edu
To visit the PIFP website -
Click Here.
Republican Committee
The Republican committee strives to enrich the law school community by providing a forum to discuss political idea through the Republican leaders and to enhance debate in the law school community. Our mission is to provide the community with the opportunity to interact with political leaders, exchange ideas and generally promulgate active participation by all members of the law school community in local, regional, and national politics.
Steve Finley - President
Josh Sanders - Vice President
Peter Zacharias - Treasurer
Brad Barron - Secretary
Email: republican@law.villanova.edu
Faculty Advisor: Professor Kathleen Brady
Sports and Entertainment Law Society
The purpose of the Sports & Entertainment Law Society is to provide the Villanova Law community with educational experiences and opportunities in the fields of sports and entertainment law.
Geoff Jacobson - Co-President
Dan Levine - Co-President
Email: sels@law.villanova.edu
Faculty Advisor: Professor Michael Carroll
St. Thomas More Society
The purpose of the St. Thomas More Society is to promote the Catholic faith to the law school community through liturgy and service.
Ann Marie Tammara - President
Richard Grason - Vice President
Rachel Gallegos - Secretary
Rachel Gallegos - Treasurer
Email: thomasmore@law.villanova.edu
Advisor: Father John Denny
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
(SALDF)
The Goal of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, Villanova Chapter, is to enhance the welfare and legal status of all nonhuman animals. As a student organization, our primary goal is to educate ourselves and others regarding the issues and laws that affect the animal community.
Brianne Donohue (2L) -
President
Justin Fortescue (2L) - Vice
President
Catherine Stehlin (2L) -
Treasurer
Jennifer Zerra (2L) - Secretary
Email: saldf@law.villanova.edu
Staff Advisor: Nicole Garafano
Student Bar Association (SBA)
For current SBA information - Click
Here.
Tax Law Society
The purpose of the Tax Law Society is to provide information about various aspects of tax law; to explore career opportunities and make contact with professionals in this area of the law, and to organize activities of interest to all law students.
Jessica Roessel - Co-President
John McGrory - Co-President
Nicole Erk - Secretary
Louis Capoferri - Treasurer
Email: taxlawsociety@law.villanova.edu
Faculty Advisor: Professor Michael Mulroney
United Front
The purpose of The United Front is to foster a cooperative and conducive learning environment at Villanova University School of Law and the community. We understand that a great deal of cultural dissonance leads to events like “9-11”, and we strive to do our part to change society for the better.
Michael Henderson - President
Email: unitedfront@law.villanova.edu
Villanova Democrat Society
The Villanova Law Democrat Society is one of the largest and most active groups on campus. The Democrats strive to bring diverse topics to the VLS
campus; previous events have focused on same-sex marriage, the death penalty, the Bush environmental record, and the future of the Democratic
Party. Above all, the Democrats hope to encourage participation in the democratic process and maintain a firm commitment to service.
Emily Wacker (3L) - President
Marissa Back (3L) - Vice President
Chris Finello (3L) - Secretary
Ben Hillner (2L) - Treasurer
Email: villadems@law.villanova.edu
Faculty Advisor: Professor Magarian
Women's Law Caucus
The purpose of the Women’s Law Caucus is to bring awareness to legal and social issues facing women today. The WLC aims to work in conjunction with as many other VLS student groups as possible to foster harmony and understanding.
Jessica Anders - Co-Chair
Jamie Kestner - Co-Chair
Email: wlc@law.villanova.edu
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