Appellate Advocacy is Seton Hall Law’s required upper-level legal writing course. Students build on the research, writing and oral advocacy skills they learn in Introduction to Lawyering by briefing and arguing an appellate case, culminating in a final oral argument before volunteer judges. The course is taught by experienced attorneys, including current and former judges, prosecutors, appellate specialists, private practitioners and in-house counsel.
Program Director: Prof. Lara Pennington, [email protected]
Student Directors:
Prof. Pavithra Angara
Deputy Attorney General,
Office of the New Jersey Attorney General
Prof. Patricia Barbieri
Adjunct Professor,
Seton Hall Law School
Judge David Bauman (Ret.)
Principal at Bressler
Amery & Ross, P.C.
Judge James Clark
United States Magistrate Judge for the District of New Jerse
Prof. James Condren
Managing Director and Associate General Counsel in the JP Morgan Chase Legal Department
Prof. Keri Donohue
Trial Attorney in the New Jersey Administrative courts
Prof. Fran Flannery
Prof. John McNamara
Adjunct Professor,
Seton Hall Law Schoo
Prof. Emily Pirro
Lead Appellate Prosecutor for the Somerset County Prosecutor's office
Prof. Thomas Reilly
Member of Litigation Practice Group at Porzio Bromberg & Newman
Prof. Katherine Roberts
Adjunct Professor,
Seton Hall Law School
Students on the Appellate Advocacy Executive Board (E-Board) help oversee the Appellate Advocacy Program during the fall and spring semesters for both day and weekend classes. Board members create challenging legal problems for the Appellate Advocacy and Gressman programs, serve as teaching assistants for Appellate Advocacy classes, participate in oral argument events, attend board meetings and serve as bailiffs during the Gressman Competition and final Appellate Advocacy oral arguments. Applications for the Executive Board open in March.
Megan Aprill
Sophia Amello
Nija Daniels
Alexa Firth
Jason Galek
Lauren Geiger
Katie Pisciotti
Lucas Girardi
Gabriella Joaquim
Michelle Lei
Julie Mathew
Andrew Micillo
Joseph Oduyela
Nicholas Rubinetti
Shravan Subramanian
Izabella Tejeiro
Samantha Vazquez
Cassidy Wilson
