The faculty of UConn School of Law has recognized the many and varied achievements of 39 students and one alumna with an array of prizes and awards.<\/p>\n
The recipients, announced at the end of the academic year, are honored for their academic and extracurricular accomplishments, which may include grades, class participation, clinical work, leadership and community involvement. Many awards provide a financial component while others offer books, certificates, memberships and other gifts.<\/p>\n
The 2022 awards and recipients are:<\/p>\n
The Honorable Herbert Barall Family Law Award The Honorable M. Joseph Blumenfeld Award The L. Steward Bohan Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Company Foundation (CATIC) Award in Real Property The Elihu Burritt Award The Clark-Janis International Award The Clinical Legal Education Association Certificate of Recognition The Clinical Legal Education Association Outstanding Externship Student Award The Connecticut Bar Association Labor and Employment Award The Connecticut Bar Association Real Property Section Award The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities Award The Maxwell Friedman Award The Thomas F. Gallivan, Jr. Memorial Award The Milton W. Horwitz Award The Insurance Law Center JD Award The Insurance Law Center LLM Award Olimpiad Ioffe Award Fleming James Jr. Award Kathryn Mikolinski \u201917 Memorial Award for Criminal Law National Association of Women Lawyers The Distinguished Alumni Professor Kent Newmyer Award in American Legal History Joseph F. Noonan Memorial Award The Pomp-Shine Family Award in Taxation The Alvin Pudlin Memorial First Amendment Fund Award The Judge Robert Satter Award George and Lorraine Schatzki Award Paul Schneider LLM \u201818 and Bryan Garcia Human Rights and Social Justice Award Thomas J. Staley Award \u00a0<\/strong>William F. Starr Fellowship Award William F. Starr First Year Award Established in honor of the late Professor William F. Starr to recognize the first-year students who achieved the highest grade point averages in the day and evening divisions.<\/p>\n Edward L. Stephenson Memorial Award Terry J. Tondro Award UConn School of Law Award for Exceptional Achievement in Scholarship UConn School of Law Award for Outstanding Service to the Law School Awarded to two graduating students for outstanding service to the Law School community.<\/p>\n UConn School of Law International Award \u00a0<\/strong>UConn School of Law Pro Bono Award Cornelius W. Wickersham Jr. Award Women Law Students Award The 2022 awards were coordinated by a committee working at the request of Dean Eboni S. Nelson in consultation with faculty members in each subject area. The committee members were Professor Richard Pomp, chair;\u00a0 Professors Robert Birmingham, Nadiyah Humber,\u00a0 Lisa Perkins, and Susan Schmeiser;\u00a0 Assistant Dean Jennifer Cerny; Caitlin Dougherty,\u00a0 the assistant director of student affairs; and reference librarian Adam Mackie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The annual awards recognize achievements in many areas of the law as well as contributions to the law school and the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":86,"featured_media":185688,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1857],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[1856],"class_list":["post-185678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-law"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-21 05:14:35","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/86"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185678"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":185922,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185678\/revisions\/185922"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/185688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185678"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=185678"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=185678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Julia Audibert ’22
\nEstablished by friends and family of Judge Herbert Barall and awarded to a graduating law student who has excelled in the study of family law and has shown a commitment to family law.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Robert Endrizzi ’23
\nEstablished by friends of U.S. District Judge M. Joseph Blumenfeld and awarded to a student who has rendered outstanding service to clients in a clinic program.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Cara Moody ’22
\nAwarded to a second-, third- or fourth-year law student for outstanding work in real property law.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Sarah Cherfan ’22
\nAwarded to the student with the highest academic average achieved at a semester abroad program sponsored by the Law School.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 David Owzar ’22
\n\u2022 Lorenzo Bigazzi
\nEstablished by Professor Mark Janis and his wife, Janet Janis, in honor of their parents, Martha and Allan Clark and June and Harry Janis, and given to two international students for superior academic achievement.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Mariah Fleming ’22
\nAwarded to a student for outstanding performance in a clinical program.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Greta Lafleur ’22
\nAwarded to a student for outstanding performance in an externship.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Jacob Riley ’22
\nPresented for outstanding achievement in the study of labor and employment law.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Jacqueline Bashaw ’22
\nGiven to the student who has contributed substantially to the development of a sound body of law in the field of real property.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Giacomo Cabrera ’22
\nGiven to a student who, in the judgment of the faculty, has written the best paper addressing a problem in municipal law or another aspect of municipal government, or has completed an internship or service project in municipal government in Connecticut and demonstrates the greatest contribution to excellence in local government.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Wyatt McGowan ’22
\nPresented to a student for outstanding achievement in commercial subjects.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Emily Scace ’22
\nPresented by the Law School Alumni Association for outstanding scholastic achievement in property law in honor of the late Thomas F. Gallivan, a lecturer at the Law School.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Jessica Thomas ’22
\nAwarded to a student who has excelled in the 1L course in torts and who demonstrated a dedication to the highest standards of morality and integrity of the profession.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Kendra McGuire ’22
\nPresented to a graduating student who has excelled in the study of insurance law or rendered outstanding service to the Connecticut Insurance Law Journal or to the Insurance Law Society.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Daniel Barry ’22
\nGiven to the student receiving a Masters of Laws (LLM) in Insurance Law who best exemplifies the Law School\u2019s commitment to scholarship in insurance law and service to the community.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Andrea Nunes ’22
\nEstablished by friends of Professor Olimpiad Ioffe to recognize a graduating student who has excelled in the study of comparative law or Eastern European law.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Jeffrey Higgins ’23
\nEstablished in honor of the late Professor Fleming James, Jr. to recognize an upper-level student who has excelled in the study of labor law.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Margaret O\u2019Neil ’22
\nAwarded in memory of Kathryn Mikolinski \u201917 to a graduating student who demonstrates excellence in the study or practice of criminal defense law or who best exemplifies dedication to the protecting the rights of criminal defendants.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Caitlyn Pesavento ’22
\nAwarded to a law graduate who demonstrates academic achievement, motivation, tenacity and drive, and shows promise to contribute to the advancement of women in society.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Richard Joslyn ’22
\nEstablished in honor of Kent Newmyer to recognize a second-year, third-year, LLM or SJD student who demonstrates excellence in the study of American legal history.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Morgen Barroso ’22
\nEstablished in memory of Joseph F. Noonan \u02bc48 to recognize a student who combines outstanding legal scholarship with a commitment to public service.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Marc Bernatchez ’22
\nEstablished by Professor Richard Pomp in honor of his father, Morris Pomp, and awarded to the student in the tax certificate program with the highest grade point average in tax coursework.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Abigail Bicknell ’22
\nAwarded to a student who advances the understanding and appreciation of the rights secured by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Ismael Mohammed ’22
\nAwarded in memory of Judge Robert Satter for contributions through a student\u2019s efforts or written work to the advancement or preservation of civil liberties in America.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Patti Garwood ’22
\nAwarded by fellow graduates Aaron and Sandra Gersten in honor of Dean George Schatzki to a student for outstanding service to the school.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Hallie Tingstad ’22
\n\u2022 Ahmir Glover ’22
\nAwarded to two JD or LLM students with demonstrated achievement in and dedication to the area of domestic and\/or international human rights, and demonstrate a commitment to advancing human rights and social justice.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Lindsey Heiman ’22
\nAwarded in honor of Thomas J. Staley to a student for distinction in the study of labor law.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Lauren Straight ’21
\nEstablished in honor of the late Professor William F. Starr to recognize the student in the previous year\u2019s graduating class with the highest grade point average.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Riley Breakell ’23 (day division)
\n\u2022 Alexander Berne ’24 (evening division)<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Ray Laguerre ’22
\nEstablished in honor of the late Professor Edward L. Stephenson and awarded to a student for outstanding scholastic achievement in civil procedure.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Carlene Felix ’22
\nAwarded in honor of the late Professor Terry J. Tondro to a student for excellence in the study of land use, historic preservation, affordable housing or urban revitalization.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Jessica Thomas ’22
\nAwarded to a graduating student for exceptional achievement in scholarship.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Mariah Fleming ’22
\n\u2022 Geoffrey Young ’22<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Paolita Ampadu ’23
\nAwarded to an international student receiving a Masters of Laws (LLM) in U.S. Legal Studies for a commitment to distinguished scholarship in international studies and service to the community.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Lidia Michols ’22
\nPresented to a third-year student who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to pro bono work that benefits persons of limited means.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Justine St. Louis ’22
\nGiven by the Federal Bar Council in honor of Cornelius W. Wickersham, Jr. for excellence in the study of constitutional law.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Angelica Jennings ’22
\nAwarded to honor and support a University of Connecticut law student who is using legal skills to serve the community by promoting the interest of women.<\/p>\n