The Ritz-Carlton Boston came to life May 1 as more than 200 guests paid tribute to five distinguished alumni being honored with BC Law’s top awards. Dean Vincent Rougeau’s welcome preceded the presentations by Law Day Committee co-chairs Michael K. Fee ’84 and James E. McDermott ’80.
The St. Thomas More Award was bestowed upon Hon. Ellen Huvelle ’75, senior US district judge of the US District Court for the District of Columbia. Former US Representative Michael Capuano ’77 was given the William J. Kenealy, SJ, Alumnus of the Year Award. Hon. Denis P. Cohen ’76, judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia, won the Daniel G. Holland Lifetime Achievement Award. The Hon. David S. Nelson Public Interest Law Award went to Jennifer Smith ’98, executive director of the International Legal Foundation. Esther Adetunji ’11, supervising attorney at Bread for the City in Washington, DC, received the Recent Graduate Award.
1. Esther Adetunji ’11 with her family.
2. Jennifer Smith ’98.
3. Hon. Ellen Huvelle ’75 and Vincent Rougeau.
4. Former US Rep. Michael Capuano ’77.
5. Robert Bloom ’71, left, with Robert P. Joy ’75, and Hon. William P. Robinson III ’75.
6. James E. McDermott ’80, Hon. Denis P. Cohen ’76, Jennifer Smith ’98, Hon. Ellen Huvelle ’75, Dean Rougeau, Esther Adetunji ’11, Michael Capuano ’77, Michael K. Fee ’84.
7. Hon. Denis Cohen ’76.
8. David Weinstein ’75 and Hon. Ellen Huvelle ’75.
Law Day 2019 Sponsors
PLATINUM
GOLD
The Class of 1975
SILVER
- Mintz Levin
- Ropes & Gray
BRONZE
- Goulston & Storrs PC
- Proskauer
- Seyfarth Shaw
MAROON
- Beck Reed Riden LLP
- Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal
- Peisch & Ford LLP
- Hemenway & Barnes
- IHRDC
- Jones Day
- Liberty Mutual Insurance
- Locke Lorde LLP
- McGrath & Kane
- Morgan Brown & Joy LLP
- Morgan Lewis Nutter
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
- Witmer Karp Warner & Ryan LLP
PATRON
- Adler Pollock & Sheehan
- James A. Champy ’68
- Edward T. Hanley ’86
- Deborah M. Lodge ’76
- Joseph C. Maher ’75
- John J. McHale ’75
- David C. Weinstein ’75
To view photos and video of Law Day, go to www.bc.edu/lawday.