CLASS NOTES
Class Notes highlight recent professional achievements from alumni and are included in the LegalBriefs newsletter, sent quarterly to Villanova Law alumni.
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SUMMER 2024
Ed Mullin ’63 was named a top attorney in Pennsylvania for 2024 in the area of Land Use & Zoning by Super Lawyers.
Michael Corso ’74 was awarded the Chubby Damsel Lifetime Achievement Award by the Florida Defense Lawyers Association and named a top attorney in Florida for 2024 by Super Lawyers.
Deborah Lerner ’77 JD, ’86 LLM was named a top attorney in Pennsylvania for 2024 in the area of Employee Benefits by Super Lawyers.
Lawrence Moran ’77 achieved 30 years of recertification in civil and criminal trials with the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
John Bednarz ’78 was named a top attorney in Pennsylvania for 2024 by Super Lawyers.
Gregory Gifford ’84 was named a top attorney in Pennsylvania for 2024 by Super Lawyers.
Kathleen Sweet ’90 was appointed as president-elect of the New York State Bar Association.
Rear Adm. Christoper French ’93 was nominated for a third star and a promotion to serve as the Navy’s next Judge Advocate General.
David Storm ’94 was appointed to director of the Economic Development Authority of Albemarle County, Virginia.
Nathan Murawsky ’95 was elected chair of the Trial Lawyers Section of the Montgomery Bar Association.
Robert Iannozzi ’98 was named a top attorney in Pennsylvania for 2024 in the areas of Estate and Probate by Super Lawyers.
Jeffrey Laffey ’98 was named a top attorney in Pennsylvania for 2024 by Super Lawyers.
Matthew McClure ’99 was elected fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
James Beall ’00 LLM was named a top attorney in Pennsylvania for 2024 in the area of Employee Benefits by Super Lawyers.
Matthew Weinstein ’00 was elected fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
John Iannozzi ’01 was named a top attorney in Pennsylvania for 2024 in the areas of State, Local and Municipal, Land Use and Zoning and Family Law by Super Lawyers.
Douglas Rosenblum ’00 VSB, ’03 CWSL was ranked by Chambers and Partners USA in the area of Litigation: White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations—Philadelphia.
Kevin McGrath ’15 was named to the “Pennsylvania Rising Stars” list by Super Lawyers in the areas of Business & Corporate Law.
B. Ever Hanna ’17 joined the Baltimore County Circuit Court as their first-ever Diversity, Equity and Inclusion coordinator.
Ruby Khallouf ’17 was named Partner at Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli & Tipton
Gabrielle Weiss ’18 joined the Blank Rome LLP as an associate in the their Philadelphia office’s labor and employment practice group.
Fiona Steele ’21 joined Blank Rome LLP as an associate in their Philadelphia office’s general litigation group.
Daniel Goldfield ’24 received the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association’s 2024 James J. Manderino Award for Trial Advocacy.
IN MEMORIAM
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