Lisa Raimondi: Articles Editor Lisa Raimondi ’21 is a 3L student and the Executive Articles Editor of the UMass Law Review.  She is also a 3L representative for the Student Bar Association. Prior to law school, she majored in international relations at Boston University and minored in theatre to keep things interesting. After university, Lisa ventured … Continue reading Meet the E-Board: →

June 3, 2020 Dear UMass Law Community: In light of the recent killing of George Floyd, and the succeeding protests in both his and countless other Black men and women’s names, the UMass Law Review writes this statement in solidarity with the Black community and in support of our fellow Black law students. The purpose of our … Continue reading Statement Responding to the Current State of America in Solidarity with Our Black Community →

Due to precautions put in place to contain COVID19, the UMass Law Review regrets to announce that our 2020 Law Review Symposium, which had been scheduled for Monday, March 23rd, has been cancelled.  The UMass Law Review editorial board would like to extend our gratitude to the faculty and staff of UMass Law who assisted … Continue reading 2020 Law Review Symposium Cancelled Due to COVID19 Precautions →

By: Brittany Wescott '20 The word “child” forces us to think about a particular class of persons. This class includes any human being below the age of eighteen.[1] Most legal systems around the world have decided this class deserves different treatment than adults when committing offenses because of their psychological immaturity.[2] The values representing this special … Continue reading Juvenile Justice Converges on Principles Leading to the International Harmonization of the Juvenile Justice System: Summary →

Chris Lanen is a 4L part-time/night student and the Technology Editor for the UMass Law Review.  In addition to attending law school, Chris works as Manager of Government Relations for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems out of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Chris’s previous employment experiences have included service as a legislative aide in the Washington office of … Continue reading Meet the E-Board: Chris Lanen, 2019-2020 Technology Editor →

Lauren McCarthy '20 is a 3L student and 2019-2020 Business Editor of the UMass Law Review.  The summer after her first year of law school, Lauren worked as a judicial intern at the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.  This past summer, Lauren achieved her goal of working in Washington, D.C., where she … Continue reading Meet the E-Board: Lauren McCarthy, 2019-2020 Business Editor →

Aleah Fisher '20 is a 3L student and the Executive Articles Editor of the UMass Law Review.  Prior to law school, she studied political science and criminal justice at Fitchburg State Universtity where she received a Pre-law bachelor's degree. At Fitchburg State, Aleah was involved in Moot Court and was fortunate enough to make it to … Continue reading Meet the E-Board: Aleah Fisher, 2019-2020 Executive Articles Editor →

Flannery Rogers '20 is a 3L full-time day student and the Managing Editor of the UMass Law Review. She is also a Public Interest Fellow and a member of the UMass National Moot Court Team. She plans to work as a public defender after graduating and hopes to enter the criminal appellate practice later in her … Continue reading Meet the E-Board: Flannery Rogers, 2019-2020 Managing Editor →

Originally from Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, Mary Brigh Lavery '20 is currently a 3L student in the dual Juris Doctor/Master of Public Policy degree program and Editor-in-Chief of the UMass Law Review. This past summer she was a 2019 Rappaport Law and Public Policy Fellow and interned for the Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators. In the summer of … Continue reading Meet the E-Board: Mary Brigh Lavery, 2019-2020 Editor-in-Chief →

Editorial Board: Editor-in-Chief: Mary Brigh Lavery Managing Editor: Flannery Rogers Articles Editor: Aleah Fisher  Notes Editor: Rob Devine Business Editor: Lauren McCarthy IT Editor: Chris Lanen Lead Editors: Rob Ball Ryan Kelly Brittany Wescott Dave Wilson Associate Editors: Thomas Martin Remo Brennan Rick Connors Nicholas DeMarco Jocelyn Frawley Molly Hyland Eve M. Madden Alyssa McCartney Gregory J. O'Neill Abigail Peckham Lisa … Continue reading Introducing the 2019-2020 UMass Law Review Editing Team →