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Graduation Awards

2025 Graduation Awards

Recognizing our graduates for their achievements.

Recognition for service to our Journals.
Myron Minn-Thu-Aye and Jessica Wisowaty

For excellence in oral advocacy on the Interscholastic Moot Court Board.
Christopher Frey
and Emma Taylor

Most improved oralist on the Interscholastic Moot Court Board.
Nya Foster

For their amazing work and dedication in conceiving and writing the Gressman Competition legal problem and in planning and organizing the intra-scholastic Gressmen Moot Court Competition.
Shea Moran, Director and Emmaline Anderson, Assistant Director

For serving as a peer leader of the Appellate Advocacy Moot Court board and for their amazing substantive and administrative work running the Appellate Advocacy program.
Jessica McGloin, Director and Casey Morrison, Assistant Director

For dedication and service to the Mock Trial Board.
Zachary Murray
and Nicolette Rubel

Excellence in Oral Advocacy on the Mock Trial Board.
Casey Morrison

Most Improved Oralist on the Mock Trial Board.
Mary Mikhail

Mary Franzese Humanitarian Achievement, given to the student who has demonstrated Public Leadership, Community Service, Integrity and Vision throughout his or her law school career.
Alyssa Dawson and Nadia Ghazal

Outstanding Advocate, the Center for Social Justice faculty recognize the following student who made the Most Significant Contribution to the clinical programs overall.
Husniye Cogur

Recognition for their outstanding performance with individual clinics within the Center for Social Justice.
Alexander J. Walton, Civil Litigation & Practice
Sally Bright, Family Law
William Grabas, Impact Litigation
Michael Asante-Appiah, Santiago Guevera, Milcy Polanco and Xiomara Corniel de Vasquez, Immigrants' Rights & International Human Rights
Emma Riccardi, Equal Justice
David Mulcahy and Sarah Elsakhawy, Criminal Defense and Community Advocacy
Lisa Roe, Health Justice
Emily Harris, Transactional Law
Randall Terhune, Housing Justice and Legal Design

Clinical Legal Education Association recognizes a student team for their work as outstanding legal practitioners.
Jonathon Acampora, Symone Cirton and Taylor Green

West Academic Prize for Excellence in the Commercial Law Survey Course, presented each year by West Academic Publishing to the graduating student who received the highest grade in the Commercial Law Survey course.
Anveer Singh

Awards of Excellence honor superior academic performance in the following fields:
Abbas Chaudhry, Kristen Liu, Nicole Ng and Kevin Turner, Health Law
Peter Galati, Brandon H. Li, Myron Minn-Thu-Aye and Jessica Wisowaty, Labor & Employment Law
Josh Bey, Stephanie Guzman, Emily Harris and Iva Zovko, Law and Technology

The Advanced Legal Writing Award, was established by the Faculty to recognize the graduating student who submitted the best paper for Advanced Legal Writing.
Daniel Jang with his paper, "The Racial Narratives Behind the U.S. Tik Tok Ban: Framing, Scripting, and Staking Power." and supervised by Professor Ndjouh MehChu

Faculty established an additional award to further recognize student scholarship with the Best Published Comment by a Graduating Student.
Joseph P. Keller with his comment "Limiting Step Therapy on Mental Health Medications: Why a More Expansive Approach is Needed." and supervised by Professor Tara Ragone

Msgr. Thomas M. Reardon for Most Improved Over Law School Career, Established in honor of Monsignor Thomas Reardon, who was the first Regent of Seton Hall University School of Law. The award is given to the student who has shown the most improvement over his or her law school career.
Hyesun Choi

Marc R. Poirier Trailblazer Award, named to honor the extraordinary legacy and leadership of esteemed SHLS Professor Marc Poirier. The award is presented to a graduating student whose pioneering spirit and courageous example has blazed a trail for others.
Randall Terhune

The Seton Hall Law School Dean’s Award, Given to the student who epitomizes the Seton Hall Law values of Integrity, Loyalty and Engagement during their tenure at Seton Hall Law School.
Husniye Cogur

Women's Leadership Award, Presented to the outstanding law student in the graduating class who demonstrated academic achievement, exhibited motivation, tenacity and enthusiasm; contributed to the advancement of women in society; promoted issues and concerns of women in the legal profession; and earned the respect of the Dean and Law Faculty.
Casey Morrison and Elika Mohebbi

Master of Legal Studies Award, Established by the Center for Health and Pharmaceutical Law and the Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology to recognize outstanding academic performance by a graduating student in the Master of Legal Studies program.
Matthew Cusanelli

Seton Hall Law School has the distinction of being a member of the Order of the Coif. Coif is a prestigious honorary society that encourages excellence in legal education by fostering a spirit of careful study. It recognizes those who, as law students, attained the highest grade of scholarship. All graduates who are ranked in the top ten percent of the entire graduating class will be inducted into the Order of the Coif.
Emmaline Anderson, Samuel Brownsword, Tyler Callagy, Connor Edge, Peter Galati, William Grabas, Joseph P. Keller, Timothy C. Knapp, Bartholomew Corin Lahiff, Thomas Lemons, Elizabeth Lesso, Brandon H. Li, Myron Minn-Thu-Aye, Elika Mohebbi, Ezra Rothenberg, Damiano Matteo Servidio, Charlotte A. Sweeney, Emma C. Valiante and Alexander J. Walton

The Deans and Faculty of Seton Hall Law School would like to recognize the outstanding scholastic achievement of the Top Five graduates.
Alexander J. Walton
Joseph P Keller
Elizabeth Lesso
Myron Minn-Thue-Aye (S)
Emma C Valiante (V)