First PBA Young Lawyers Division U.S. Supreme Court Admissions Ceremony a Success
Forty-seven PBA members stood before the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court on May 18, 2009, for an admission to practice ceremony. The event was organized by and for members of the PBA Young Lawyers Division (YLD), with planners including Ryan C. Blazure, YLD chair; Valerie M. Antonette, YLD at-large zone chair; and Michelle Christian, YLD treasurer. Charles Eppolito III, former YLD chair and current PBA secretary, made the motion requesting admission of the group to practice before the court.
     Seated at the bench during the ceremony were Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Justice Samuel Alito, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice Anthony Kennedy, Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice John Paul Stevens, Justice David Souter and Justice Clarence Thomas.
     �I think I speak for everyone involved that standing before and becoming admitted to the highest court in the land, shoulder-to-shoulder with friends and colleagues from the YLD, was the perfect way to mark a tremendous professional milestone,� said Blazure.
     Blazure, who, along with Antonette and Christian, was among the group of 47, added that the YLD hopes to send a contingent of young lawyers to Washington, D.C., every two years for a similar admission to practice ceremony.
     Here is the complete list of those taking part in the May 18 ceremony: Jonathan B. Acklen, Brian P. Anderson, Valerie M. Antonette, Albert M. Belmont III, Ryan C. Blazure, Mahlon J. Boyer, Michelle Christian, Cara C. Davis, Melinda D. Dellarose, David C. DiDonna, Colin D. Dougherty, Kenneth Easter, David A. Edgar, Christina E. Fahmy, Gregory W. Fox, Nicole Gerson, Stewart J. Greenleaf Jr., Hope Guy, Lizanne V. Hackett, Michael P. Hackett, Evan K. Hambleton, Glenna M. Hazeltine, J.T. Herber III, David M. Howes, Deirdre J. Kamber, Carina Laguzzi, David B. Lichtenberg, Matthew T. Logue, Bradley J. Martineau, Michelle R. Mayfield, Shawn P. McAveney, Scott E. Miller, David C. Moran, Sharon J. Moran, Joo Y. Park, Lucas J. Repka, Dean E. Reynosa, Heather Z. Reynosa, Fahd M. T. Riaz, Erin K. Rudert, Jeffrey M. Scafaria, Steven M. Toprani, Maria V. Trainor, Natalie A. Troilo, Barbara J. Welton, Gordon S. Young and Christine Zaremski-Young.