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B I S H O P E U S T A C E<br />
TRADITION<br />
T H E M A G A Z I N E O F B I S H O P E U S T A C E P R E P A R A T O R Y S C H O O L<br />
SPRING ISSUE 2009<br />
Over 50 Years of Academic Excellence
Over 50 Years of Academic Excellence<br />
<strong>Rutgers</strong> School of Law, Home To Former Crusaders<br />
ALUMNI PROFILE by Christine Blom, 2003<br />
Law journals are composed of the most intelligent<br />
people in the law school itself. <strong>Rutgers</strong> was<br />
fortunate enough to have six former Crusaders on<br />
the Journal of Law and Religion: James Burger ’97,<br />
Lian Skaf ’97, Ed Beitz ’98, Michael Iannucci ’00,<br />
Cameron Morgan ’01, and Christina (Adinolfi) Shea ’01,<br />
According to their mission statement, the <strong>Rutgers</strong> Journal of<br />
Law and Religion membership is highly selective. “Journal<br />
members must have established themselves as <strong>Rutgers</strong> Law<br />
School’s top students, both academically and within the law<br />
school community. The Journal is designed to help members<br />
improve their researching, editing, and writing skills, all of which<br />
are necessary to become a successful practitioner.”<br />
“When you take a law school with an average of 200 graduates<br />
per class, roughly 25 percent of the school participates in one of<br />
the three law journals. About eight percent works on the Journal<br />
of Law and Religion,” Skaf said. “With six people all from<br />
Bishop Eustace on the same journal, that says a lot about the<br />
education we received.”<br />
<strong>Rutgers</strong> Journal of Law and Religion was established in 1999 and<br />
was the world’s first online legal journal “dedicated to the study<br />
of the dynamic interaction between law and religion.”<br />
“The Journal of Law and Religion covers controversial issues.<br />
Most of us wanted to write for a journal that was challenging and<br />
rewarding. Thus, it was not surprising to find so many Eustace<br />
graduates embracing the challenge,” Iannucci, who served as the<br />
Journal’s Editor-in-Chief from 2006-07, said.<br />
“I relied heavily on the Eustace grads, more so than other<br />
Journal members, to accomplish our goals.” While these Eustace<br />
graduates excelled in law school, they were quick to point out<br />
that many Eustace alumni played a significant role in their<br />
professional development.<br />
“As a Eustace graduate, my dad began instilling the Eustace<br />
tradition in me as far back as I can recall,” Shea said. “Knowing<br />
that I wanted to be a lawyer like him, I also wanted to follow in<br />
his footsteps when it came to my high school education.” “The<br />
Eustace community had, and continues to have, an enormous<br />
James Burger<br />
Class of 1997<br />
Undergraduate - Providence<br />
College, 2001<br />
Major: Business Management, Studio<br />
Art minor<br />
Position on Journal of Law and<br />
Religion: Business and Marketing<br />
Editor, 2006-2007<br />
Where is he now? Following graduation<br />
from <strong>Rutgers</strong> in 2007, James served as a<br />
law clerk to the Honorable Marc<br />
Baldwin of the New Jersey Superior<br />
Court, Civil Division. Following his<br />
clerkship, James is currently an associate<br />
in the litigation department at the<br />
Cherry Hill, NJ office of White and<br />
Williams LLP. 7<br />
Lian Skaf<br />
Class of 1997<br />
Undergraduate – Georgetown<br />
<strong>University</strong>, 2001<br />
Major: English<br />
Position on Journal of Law and<br />
Religion: Lead New Developments<br />
Editor, 2007-2008<br />
Where is he now? After Lian graduated<br />
from <strong>Rutgers</strong> in 2008, he began clerking<br />
for the Honorable Francine Axelrad in<br />
the New Jersey Superior Court<br />
Appellate Division.<br />
Edward Beitz<br />
Class of 1998<br />
Undergraduate – La Salle <strong>University</strong>,<br />
2002<br />
Major: Communications<br />
Position on Journal of Law and<br />
Religion: Lead Articles Editor,<br />
2005-2006<br />
Where is he now? After graduating from<br />
<strong>Rutgers</strong> in 2006, Edward clerked for the<br />
Honorable Francine Axelrad of the<br />
Appellate Division. Edward currently works<br />
as an associate in the litigation department<br />
and is a member of the Healthcare Group<br />
in the Philadelphia, PA office of White<br />
and Williams LLP. Edward’s practice<br />
focuses on medical malpractice defense.<br />
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impact on my career,” Iannucci said. “While I was in law school,<br />
I contacted Tom Paradise ’78 through the Crusaders Online<br />
Network.”<br />
Iannucci also reached out to Steve Mignogna ’82.<br />
“Steve has had an enormous impact on my career. I first spoke<br />
with him as a first year law student and four years later I am still<br />
asking him every question that comes to mind.” For Iannucci, it<br />
is not only that both Paradise and Mignogna are extremely<br />
respected in the legal community as excellent attorneys, but the<br />
fact that they were tremendous people. “Both Steve and Tom<br />
are very busy people, but they always manage to take the time<br />
and get back to me. In my opinion, they truly embody what it<br />
means to be a Eustace grad.”<br />
One theme that was common among these recent law school<br />
graduates was the fact that Bishop Eustace stresses such a sense<br />
of community to its current students, families and alumni.<br />
“I would have to attribute Eustace’s close-knit community<br />
environment and dedicated faculty to providing the atmosphere,<br />
education, and motivation necessary to work toward my goal of<br />
becoming a lawyer,” Shea said.<br />
“The one thing that helped me most was knowing how to reach<br />
out to Eustace alumni in the <strong>Rutgers</strong> Law School,” Iannucci<br />
said. “Law school is designed to be extremely competitive. I<br />
sought out people, like Ed [Beitz], for help, advice and peace of<br />
mind.”<br />
Finally, it was the impact that the faculty, staff and coaches had<br />
some of the most profound impact on the lives of these young<br />
alums. It was at Bishop Eustace where these attorneys learned<br />
dedication, responsibility and discipline.<br />
“As a student at Eustace, I always felt encouraged, respected and<br />
appreciated. It was not only time inside the classroom that<br />
shaped me into a dedicated and hard-working individual,” Shea<br />
said. “Extra-curricular activities, most especially being a<br />
member of the cross-country and track team led by the late Bob<br />
Kiessling remains one of the most significant experiences I had<br />
while I was at Eustace.”<br />
“If it weren’t for teachers like Brother Jim and Mr. Brady who<br />
emphasized points such as close attention to detail, professional<br />
writing skills and discipline, we would not have been prepared<br />
for the legal world, let alone the real world,” Burger said.<br />
Michael Iannucci<br />
Class of 2000<br />
Undergraduate – <strong>University</strong> of<br />
Delaware, 2004<br />
Major: English, Secondary Education<br />
Position on Journal of Law and<br />
Religion: Editor-in-Chief, 2006-2007<br />
Where is he now? After graduating<br />
from <strong>Rutgers</strong> in 2007, Michael clerked<br />
for the Honorable John J. Hughes on<br />
the United States District Court for the<br />
District of New Jersey. Michael is<br />
currently working as an associate in the<br />
litigation department for Blank Rome<br />
LLP, in Philadelphia, PA. He also serves<br />
on the Young Professionals Committee<br />
Executive Board for Our Lady of<br />
Lourdes Medical Center in <strong>Camden</strong>, NJ.<br />
Cameron Morgan<br />
Class of 2001<br />
Undergraduate: <strong>University</strong> of<br />
Richmond, 2005<br />
Major: Political Science<br />
Position on Journal of Law and<br />
Religion: Lead Notes Editor,<br />
2007-2008<br />
Where is he now? Once Cameron<br />
graduated from <strong>Rutgers</strong> in 2008, he<br />
went on as Judicial Law Clerk for the<br />
Honorable Joseph Lisa in the New<br />
Jersey Superior Court Appellate<br />
Division.<br />
Christina Adinolfi - Shea<br />
Class of 2001<br />
Undergraduate – Villanova <strong>University</strong>,<br />
2005<br />
Major: Political Science and Honors<br />
Position on Journal of Law and<br />
Religion: Associate Notes Editor,<br />
2007-2008<br />
Where is she now? Following her<br />
graduation from <strong>Rutgers</strong> in 2008,<br />
Christina is clerking for the Honorable<br />
Marie Lihotz in the Appellate Division.<br />
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