Student Organizations Directory

Email:  mslupe@law.villanova.edu

Mission:  The American Constitution Society (ACS) is the nation’s leading progressive legal organization, with over 200 student and lawyer chapters nationwide. ACS’s mission is centered around one simple principle: that the law should be a force to improve the lives of all people. At Villanova law, our ACS chapter will serve as a forum for progressive students to discuss key legal and public policy issues such as access to courts, voting, equality, immigration, workers’ rights, and many others. It will also serve as an opportunity for students to interact with progressive lawyers, judges, policy experts, legislators, and academics through panel discussions, guest speakers, and networking events. 

2020-2021 Officers:

Advisor:  Caitlin Barry

Email: artlaw@law.villanova.edu

Mission: 

Advisor: Professor Diane Edelman

2020-2021 Officers: 

President:  Margaret Nolan

Vice President:  Rachel  Insalaco

Secretary:  Gianna Tomeo

Treasurer:  Maximillian Stantiago Jr.

Alumni Outreach:  Meredith Bates

Email: apalsa@law.villanova.edu

Mission: APALSA provides opportunities for Asian and Pacific American law students to further their academic and professional goals and celebrate their culture. APALSA also engages the VLS community in opportunities to participate, educate, and inform themselves of parts of Asian and Pacific American culture

Advisor:  Professor Tuan Samahon

2020-2021 Officers:

Email: BLSA@law.villanova.edu

Mission: The VLS Black Law Students Association (BLSA) is an official chapter of the National Black Law Students Association that seeks to foster the profession of law among individuals of Black ancestry as well as other individuals who have an interest in legal issues relevant to the Black community. BLSA strives to meaningfully influence the legal community though various professional, social, and community activities and services

Advisor:  Professor Teressa Ravenell

2020-2021 Officers:

President:  Faith Simms, fsimms@law.villanova.edu 

Vice President:   Tamarrin Johnson, tjohns38@law.villanova.edu

Treasurer:Timonthy Kazinduka, tkazindu@law.villanova.edu 

Secretary:  Sierra Stockley, sstockle@law.villanova.edu

Historian:  Anastasia Bowes, abowes@law.villanova.edu

1L liaison:  Taylor Williams, twilli37@law.villanova.edu 

External Affairs Officer:  Verishia Coaxum, vcoaxum@law.villanova.edu

Social Chair: TBA

1L Representative: TBD

For more information about the VLS BLSA Chapter, please feel free to visit our website at: https://villanovablsa.wixsite.com/vlsblsa

Email:  Brehon@law.villanova.edu

Mission:  The Villanova Brehon Law Society seeks to connect its members with the larger Brehon Law Society chapter of Philadelphia and the national organization in order to celebrate Irish-American achievement in the law and to advance the Brehon Law Society's mission of pursuing justice and advaancing human rights.  Studentsof all ethnic backgrounds are welcome.

Advisor:  Professor Moreland

2020-2021 Officers:

President:  John Howard, '21

Vice Presidents :  Jack O'Connor, '21

Secretary:  Hannah Schroer, '21

Email: sblum2@villanova.edu

The Christian Legal Society aiims to create fellowship opportunities within the law school community.  We aim to be a place of refuge in an otherwise high-stress environment.  Additionally, we hope to build a bridge between Villanova and Christian pro-bono activities, such as the Christian Legal Services Clinic.

2020-2021 Officers:  

 President:  Sarah Blum (sblum2@law.villanova.edu)

 Vice President:  Christian Riley (criley17@law.villanova.edu)

 Advisor: Fr. Dennis Harten

Email: crimlaw@law.villanova.edu

Mission:  

Advisors:  Professor Dempsey (most likely Prof.  Chanenson co-advising)

Email: couelle3@law.villanova.edu

Mission:  

Advisor:  Professor Andrew Lund

2020-2021 Officers:   

President:  Chris Ouellette, 3L

Vice President:  Alexandra Santulli, 2L (asantull@law.villanova.edu)

Secretary/Treasurer:  Olivia Arasim, 2L (oarasim@law.villanova.edu)

Events Coordinator(s):  Patrick Dunbar, 2L (pdunar@law.villanova.edu)

Mellissa Hartlipp, 2L (mhartlip@villanova.edu)

2L Representative(s):  Chris Seaman, 2L (cseaman@law.villanova.edu)

Michael Byrne 2L (mbyrne8@law.villanova.edu)

Email: 

Mission: 

Email: EELS@law.villanova.edu

Mission: The purpose of the Environmental and Energy Law Society is to inform students of the job opportunities available and insight into the Environmental Law field. In addition, EELS provides students with a network of contacts in the field and courses available for interested to take. 

Advisor: Professor Todd Aagaard

2020-2021 Officers:

Email:  EMLS@law.villanova.edu

Mission:  

Advisor:  Bernard Resnick

2020-2021 Officers:

Email:  agirman@law.villanova.edu

Mission: The Villanova Family Law Society seeks to instill a grasp of the family legal  environment into the Villanova Law student body.  The Society plans to educate members of the society through presentations given by faculty members and different Villanova alum, though attending meetings of the Villanova Inn of Court, and through other events throughout the semester.

Advisor: Joni Berner, Esq.

2020-2021 Officers:

Email: fashion@law.villanova.edu

Our mission to bring together people interested in the different facets of fashion law through lunch and learns, speakers, and symposiums. 

Advisor: Professor Ann Juliano

Officers 2020-2021:

Co-President:  Mary Kate Raczka

Co-President:  Paige Hogan

Treasurer: Julie Eisen

Secretary:  Jenna Hough

Email: swoepse@law.villanova.edu

Mission: The Federal Bar Association is a non-partisan organization whose mission is to serve the interest of  villanova students who are interesFDA seeks to connect these students to federal practitioners and judges through networking events, speaking engagements and panels.

Advisor: Professor Tuan Samahon

2020-2021 Officers:

President:  Spencer Woepse, '21

Vice President:  Mark Bell, '21

Secretary:  Mike Schwartz, '21

Treasurer:  Libby Scattergood, '21

Email:  info@fedsoc.org

Mission: The Federalist Society is a student chapter of the national organization, which believes in promoting challenging, intellectual, and respectful discussions normally unavailable in the classroom. We achieve this goal through events, typically with invited conservative or libertarian speakers and a faculty participant, focused on current legal issues or events. 

Advisor:  Professor Michael Moreland

2020-2021 Officers:

Co-President(s):  Nicolas Burnosky, 2L,  Andrew Klee, 2L & Matthew Marchini, 2L

Email: mmason11@law.villanova.edu

Mission: Since FGL began in October of the Fall 2018 semester, we have quickly grown to have one of the largest and diverse membership bases and have affected lasting, meaningful change on the VLS community. Not only have we accomplished significant action items like changing Villanova’s application language to be more first-gen friendly and creating an Admitted Students Day panel, we have fostered a sense of pride and community among a substantial percentage of the VLS student body and faculty, which had previously been silent and unnoticed. We have begun long-term plans to help First Gens network, get involved, and take pride in their background, even if their peers seem to have more knowledge of the industry. But most of all, we have done our absolute best to provide an outlet and resource to show First Gen students that they have a voice at Villanova Law and they belong here.

Advisors:  Professors Brogan and Robinson

2020-2021 Officers:

Email: soppenhe@law.villanova.edu

Mission:  The Villanova Law Health Law Society seeks to provide students interested in Health Law information, connections, and opportunities in health law. We strive to provide interesting conversations, panels, and events with practicing attorneys. Furthermore, we encourage students of all educational backgrounds to discover an interest in health law. 

Advisor: Professor Michael Campbell

2020-2021 Officers:

President:  Stephanie Oppenheim, (soppenhe@law.villanova.edu)

Vice-President:  Sarah Augustine, (saugust1@law.villanova.edu)

Treasurer:  Samantha Ollman, (sollmann@law.villanova.edu)

SecretaryDelann Fraschetti Finch, (dfrasche@law.villanova.edu)

Email: lalsa@law.villanova.edu

Mission:  The Latin American Law Student Association's ("LALSA") mission is to spread Latinx culture and Latinx community at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. We support our members by connecting them with the area's network of professionals ranging from other Latinx law students to experienced legal professionals in a variety of legal practices. We have ties to the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania ("HBAPA") and are part of the National Latin American Law Student Association ("NLLSA"), a national network of law students, to bring awareness to the current legal issue affecting Latinx populations in the United States.

Advisor: Professor Moreland

2020-2021 Officers:   

President:  Conrado Asenjo, 3L

Vice Presidents:  TBD

Secretary:  TBD

Treasurer:  TBD

Event Coordinator: TBD

Outreach Coordinator: TBD

2L Representative: TBD

1L Representatives:  TBD

Email: honorboard@law.villanova.edu

Honor Board Website

Mission:  Uphold the honor code in the administering of examinations, elections, and other aspects of the VLS community. Honor Board is critical to ensuring a well functioning academic experience for the students of Villanova

a.  Administer, in conjunction with the Faculty, the Academic Code of Conduct.

b.  Assist the Administration of Villanova Law School in the administration of examinations.

c.  Administer student elections in cooperation with the Student Bar Association.

d.  Review the Academic Code of Conduct at the direction of the Administration.

e.  Undertake other responsibilities that the Administration delegates to the Honor Board.

i.  Chairperson:  Colleen Bulluck (cbulloc1law.villanova.edu) 3L

ii.  Viceperson:  Christian Riley (criley17@law.villanova.edu) 2L

iii.  Secretary:  Nick Dowdle (ndowdle@law.villanova.edu) 2L 

Advisor:  Professor Christine G. Mooney

Catherine Kapples, 3L and Mel Derderian, 3L, President

Analhi Lizarraga Burciaga, 3L, Secretary

1L Representatives:  Lily Haddad and Melissa Durante

Advisors:  Caitlin Barry and Frances Kreimer

Email: ip@law.villanova.edu

Mission: 

Advisor:  Vice Dean Michael Risch

2020-2021 Officers:

Email: cjorgens@law.villanova.edu

Mission:  The International Law Society aims to create a greater global awareness at the Villanova Charles Widger school of law by creating opportunities for networking, and education. The group seeks to inform students of opportunities intentionally and encourages collaboration with other global-minded student organizations.

Advisor:  Professors Ruth Gordon, Diane Edelman

2020-2021 Officers:  

Email: jls@law.villanova.edu

Mission:  

Advisor: Professor Chaim Saiman

2020-2021 Officers:  

Email:  sdranoff@law.villanova.edu

Organizations Email Address: email above 

Advisor: Matthew Carluzzo

2020-2021 Officers: 

Co-Presidents:  Gabri Scott (gscott6@law.villanova.edu) & Marisa Pescatore (mpescato@law.villanova.edu)  

 Vice President:  Stephen Dranoff (sdranoff@law.villanova.edu)

 Secretary:  Luciana Brienza (lbrienza@law.villanova.edu)

 Treasurer:  Gaetano DiPersia (gdipers1@law.villanova.edu)

 

Email: juvenilelawsociety@villanova.edu

Mission: Our goal is to educate the VLS community on how law effects a forgotten group, especially regarding criminal & family law matters. We seek to bring in guests to explain their jobs as they relate to juvenile law as well as how students can get involved.

Advisor:  Prof. Teri Ravenell

2020-2021 Officers:

Email:  laborlaw@law.villanova.edu

Mission:  The Labor and Employment Law Society (LELS) is focused on exploring issues in the areas of employment law, labor law, and intersecting areas of law. We hope to connect with local practitioners who can encourage Villanova Law students interested in pursuing these fields with beneficial career advice, information on changes in the law, and more. We strive to have events on campus dedicated to current issues in these legal areas and collaborate with other groups on related legal issues.  

Advisor:  Professor Ann Juliano

2020-2021 Officers:

Email:  melsa@law.villanova.edu

Mission: The Middle Eastern Law Students Association (MELSA) aims to educate and raise awareness of the traditions, culture, history, and current events of the Middle East and North Africa. It is through this platform that MELSA seeks to create an open dialogue that promotes cross-cultural understanding. 

Advisor: Matt Saleh

2020-2021 Officers:

President:  Keenan Safadi, 2L

Vice President:  Christopher Mdeway, 2L

Treasurer:  Murzia Siddiqui, 2L

 Secretary:  Tarmar Tellado, 2L

3L Advisors:  Mohamed Asker & Meline Derderian

email: 

2020-2021 Officers:

Email Address: dkeefe3@law.villanova.edu

Mission:  

National Lawyers Guild is the oldest, largest, and first racially-integrated progressive bar association in the United States. NLG is dedicated to human rights over property interests and fights to eliminate bigotry and safeguard the rights of women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities and workers everywhere.

NLG has been involved in almost every major social movement since its inception, including the union and collective bargaining movement, the Civil Rights movement, Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter, antiwar and antinuclear movements, prison abolition, and immigrant and refugee advocacy.

NLG at Villanova works to ensure the presence of a progressive voice at the law school by organizing panels, conversations, and volunteer opportunities in line with the historic activism of the NLG. We also advocate and organize to ensure that minority students feel safe, supported, and celebrated at Villanova Law.

Officers: 2020-2021

President: Delaney Keefe (1L) dkeefe3@law.villanova.edu

Vice President: Kirstin Mohammed (1L)

kmohamm1@law.villanova.edu

Treasurer: Ashley Woodruff (2L)

awoodru2@law.villanova.edu

Head of Outreach: Verishia Coaxum

vcoaxum@law.villanova.edu

Advisor:  Caitlin Barry

Email: outlaw@law.villanova.edu

Mission:  

Advisor:  Caitlin Barry

Email: rvelez2@villanova.edu

Mission: Phi Alpha Delta is the legal fraternity for Villanova Law School. This organization strives to provide social and academic opportunities for the student-members. This fraternity has the only mock trial team that allows for 1L participation, and Phi Alpha Delta travels to a mock trial competition to compete against law schools across the country. Through mock trial, this organization helps students learn about the rules of evidence and court room procedure. 

2020-2021 Officers:

TBD
Advisor:  TBD

Email: probono@law.villanova.edu

Mission:  The Villanova Law Pro Bono Society strives to provide students hands-on opportunities to engage in substantive legal work benefitting indigent and deserving clients. This work is accomplished through partnerships with non-profit organizations in the Philadelphia area, and includes the Wills for Heroes Foundation, the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, the Montgomery County Public Defender's Office, the Christian Legal Clinic of Philadelphia, and the Face to Face birth certificate clinic. The Dorothy Day Award for pro bono service is facilitated through the Pro Bono Society. 

Advisors: Professors  MaryAnn Robinson and Caitlin Barry 

Officers 2020 - 2021:   

Email: pifp@law.villanova.edu

PIFP Website

Advisor:  Ann C. Juliano

Mission:  

Email:  athotak@law.villanova.edu

Advisor: Andrew Brandt

2020-2021 Officers:

Email: ndowdle@law.villanova.edu

Mission: The Saint Thomas More Society dedicates itself to promoting the Catholic faith at Villanova Law School. We endeavor to build a sense of community among our members, fostering personal and group spirituality. Through Masses, lectures, retreats and informal social gatherings, we aim to help students incorporate their Catholic faith into their law school experience. Under the patronage of Saint Thomas More, patron saint of lawyers, we strive to support each other in the effort to live lives based on the Gospel and to work for harmony and goodwill throughout the legal community.

Advisor:  Fr, Dennis Harten

2020-2021 Officers:

President:  Nick Dowdle, 2L (ndowdle@law.villanova.edu

Vice President:  Hannah Schroer, 3L (hschroe1@law.villanova.edu

Treasurer:  Joseph Thomas, 2L (jthoma55@law.villanova.edu

email : streetlaw@law.villanova.edu

Email: sba@law.villanova.edu

See Student Bar Association Website

Email:  bkurrass@law.villanova.edu

Mission: The mission of the Tax Law Society is to expose interested law students to the various opportunities available in tax. Our events will include inviting to campus tax practitioners from law firms, accounting firms, the government, and in-house groups in order to provide an opportunity for students to learn more about these different career paths and connect with professionals in the field. Further, we will hold events promoting the JD/LLM program available to law students. Lastly, we will provide opportunities for students to volunteer in the local community through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program in the spring.

Advisor: Joy Mullane 

2020-2021 Officers:  

Email: democrats@law.villanova.edu

The mission: 

2020-2021 Officers:

President:  Madison Slupe, mslupe@law.villanova.edu

Vice President:  TBD

 Secretary:  TBD

 Treasurer:  TBD  

1L reps:  TBD

Advisor:  Professor Ann Juliano

Email: Cleite@law.villanova.edu

Mission: The purpose of theVillanova Law Republicans is to promote the traditional principles of the Republican Party: namely patriotism, free markets, and individual liberty., The Villanova Law Republicans are also committed to promoting respectful political dialogue among all members of the Villanova Law community, regardless of party affiliation.  The Executive Board of the Villanova Law Republicans will host events with political speakers that are open to the general student body and will seek to co-host events with the Federalist Society, the Villanova Law Democrats, and other on-campus political groups.

Advisor: Michael P. Moreland

2020-2021 Officers:   

President:  Celso Leite

Email:  rmarvin2@law.villanova.edu

Mission:  Our organization seeks to promote personal injury practice to prospective students; including organizing panel discussions and professional networking events, so students have an opportunity to learn about personal injury, and actively engage with employers in the field

2020-2021 Officers:

Advisor:  Michelle Dempsey

Email:  VLSASV@law.villanova.edu 

Mission: Villanova Law Students Against Sexual Violence strive to advocate for Title IX issues and educate our colleagues about current events relating to these issues. In this, we want to have an open, collaborative dialogue between this organization and fellow law students. We hope to prepare law students for their professional transition through programming focused on how Title IX issues translate into our future legal careers.

2020-2021 Officers:

President: Mary Haggerty, 3L

Vice-President:  Cecilia Carreras, 3L

Treasurer  Kassandra Alberico, 3L:

Secretary:  Sarah Wing, 2L

Social Media Coordinator:  Jerry Shaen, 2L

Advisors:  Nancy Whalen 

Email:  VPNG@law.villanova.edu

Mission:  VLS Parents and Non-Traditional Students Group (VPNG) exists to provide support to VLS students who consider themselves ono-traditional or are parents through advocacy with the VLS administration, social and educational programming and mentorship/networking initiatives.

2020-2021 Officers:

President:  Liliane Cooper, 3L (LCooper4@law.villanova.edu)

 Vice PresideAmy Phelps, 2L (aphelps@law.villanova.edu)

 Treasurer:  Misty Toothman, 3L (mtoothma@law.villanova.edu)

 Secretary:  Leah George, 3L (Lgeorge@law.villanova.edu)

Social Outreach Coordinator:  Liana CarvalhoPruna, 3L (Lcarval1@law.villanova.edu

Special Events Coordinator:  Brionna Wakefield, 2L (Bwakefie@law.villanova.edu

 2L Rep:  Timothy Kazinduka, 2L (Tkazindu@law.villanova.edu

Advisor:  Professor Edelman

Email: wlc@law.villanova.edu

Mission:  

Advisor:  Professor Ann Juliano

2020-2021 Officers: