Creative Scholarship Program

The Law Offices of Anthony J. Vecchio LLC is offering high school/college students the opportunity to help further their education through our creative scholarship program. Our firm will offer two scholarships with a combined worth of $1,500 to students nationwide who plan to attend a four-year institution of higher learning. Selection of the recipients is based on the creative entry, school activities, positions of leadership, special honors and awards, community involvement, academic performance, and professional pursuits.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent U.S. resident.
• Be accepted to an institution of higher learning.
• Be graduating high school, receiving GED within 9 months or be a college student enrolled in college or graduate school for the upcoming semester.

Employees of the The Law Offices of Anthony J. Vecchio LLC, Consultwebs.com, Inc., their boards of directors and immediate family members are not eligible for this contest.

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants are required to submit the following materials:

1. A completed application found here.
2. A digital photo of yourself (.jpg)
3. A copy of your high school or college transcript; and
4. A creative project on the criminal justice system’s central focus.
   • Do you think the justice system focuses on punishment more than rehabilitation for criminals? What should be the central focus of our criminal justice system? Research and explain your answers.

Essays should be limited to 600 words. Videos should be limited to 2 minutes.

Your entry must show your thorough research on the subject. Make sure to clearly justify your answer and cite all sources of information. Your work must be original and creative. Plagiarism is immediate grounds for disqualification.

All creative entries must be e-mailed along with the rest of your application to anthonyvecchiolaw@gmail.com. Entries will not be returned to the applicant.

2016 SCHOLARSHIP TIMELINE

Start of Submission of Application: January 15, 2017
Deadline of Submission of Application: April 15, 2017
Winners will be announced no later than: May 1, 2017

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT

After all entries are submitted by our deadline of April 15, 2017, the firm will choose two entries from a filtered pool of top applicants for our scholarship awards in the following amounts:

First Prize: $1000 scholarship
Second Prize: $500 scholarship

Scholarship Contest awards must be used exclusively for tuition at an institution of higher learning and/or for related expenses such as books and supplies.  Award winners are expected to submit receipts in accordance with IRS regulations.

OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES

All entries submitted to the Law Offices of Anthony J. Vecchio LLC, in connection with our scholarship contest, along with all copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights associated therewith, become the property of the Law Offices of Anthony J. Vecchio LLC.

By submitting an entry, you acknowledge that if you win a scholarship award, the Law Offices of Anthony J. Vecchio LLC, will own all rights to publish and promote the submission.

USE OF SPACE AND LIKENESS

All entrants agree that they consent to the use of their name and area of residence as well to the use of their likeness (as in a photograph) and prize information.

We look forward to reviewing your application, and wish you success in all your future endeavors.

QUESTIONS?

If you have any inquiry/concern regarding the scholarship program, you may contact:

Anthony Vecchio

Email: anthonyvecchiolaw@gmail.com

http://www.anthonyvecchiolaw.com/scholarship-program/

Suffolk County Women's Bar Association College Scholarship Application

SUFFOLK COUNTY WOMEN'S BAR ASSOCIATION

(A CHAPTER OF THE WOMEN'S BAR ASSOCIATION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK)

 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN MARCH 31, 2017

                         

   (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE ALL RESPONSES )

The Suffolk County Women's Bar Association ("SCWBA") has announced that it is awarding a scholarship in the amount of $2,500 to a college student planning to attend law school on Long Island in 2017.

To apply, complete the within application and attach an essay of no more than 500 words.  Please include in your essay why you have decided to pursue a legal career and what you envision for your future.  Additionally, the essay should include, how you plan to make a contribution to the legal community and the impact that ceiling the SCWBA ward would on your future.

Scan and email your application and essay to:suffolkcountywomensbar@gmail.com  

Letters of reference or recommendation may accompany your entry but are not required.

CLICK SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Howard C. Schwab Memorial Essay Contest

Overview & Purpose | Rules & Entry Information | Past Winners

Overview

This annual contest, conducted by the ABA Section of Family Law, was established by the Toledo Bar Association and the Ohio Bar Foundation as a memorial to Howard C. Schwab, a Past President of the Toledo Bar Association and Past Chairman of the Family Law Committee of the Ohio Bar Association. He was Chairman-Elect of the Section of Family Law at the time of his death on February 24, 1969. In 1985, the Section of Family Law assumed full responsibility for sponsoring this contest.

Purpose of the Contest

The purpose of the contest is to create greater interest in the field of family law among all law students, and particularly the Law Student Division of the American Bar Association. 

2017 Contest Information

Email deadline for entries: April  28, 2017

Request your entry number by April 14, 2017.

For more information click here: http://www.americanbar.org/groups/family_law/resources/essay_contest.html 

2016-17 HENRY L. DIAMOND CONSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW WRITING COMPETITION

2016-17 HENRY L. DIAMOND CONSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW WRITING COMPETITION 

The U.S. Constitution has long been interpreted by judges and understood by most Americans to support comprehensive environmental protection. However, arguments questioning the constitutional legitimacy or application of environmental law continue to be made. ELI invites law students to submit papers exploring current issues of constitutional environmental law. This annual writing competition is made possible through the generous support of Beveridge & Diamond PC, one of the nation’s premier environmental law firms.

THE HENRY L. DIAMOND CONSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW PRIZE: The author of the article deemed best by a panel of judges will receive $2000 cash, an offer of publication in the Environmental Law Reporter, and a one-year individual membership to ELI.

TOPIC: Any topic addressing developments or trends in U.S. environmental law with a significant constitutional, “federalism,” or other cross-cutting component. (See sample topics below.)

ELIGIBILITY: Students currently enrolled in law school (in the U.S. or abroad) are eligible, including students who will graduate in 2017. Any relevant article, case comment, note, or essay may be submitted, including writing submitted for academic credit. Jointly authored pieces are eligible only if all authors are students and consent to submit. Previously published pieces, or pieces that are already slated for publication, are ineligible.

DEADLINE: Entries must be received no later than 11:59 pm ET on Monday, April 10, 2017. Please email entries (and any questions) to Jessye Waxman at waxman@eli.org. You will receive a confirmation of receipt by email.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Cover page. This separate page must include the following information:
  Title;
 Author’s name, year in law school, and expected graduation date (to facilitate impartial judging, the author’s name and law school must NOT appear anywhere else in the entry, other than on this cover page);
 Law school name and address;
  Author’s permanent and school mailing addresses, email address, and phone number (IMPORTANT: indicate effective dates for any contact information that is subject to change);
 Abstract (limited to 100 words) describing the piece; and
 Certification that the article has not been published and is not slated for future publication (while authors may submit their articles to other publishers or competitions, acceptance for publication elsewhere will disqualify an entry from further consideration).

Format. Submissions may be of any length up to a maximum of 50 pages (including footnotes), in a double-spaced, 8.5 x 11-inch page format with 12-point font (10-point for footnotes, singlespaced). Citation style should conform to the Bluebook. Submissions must be made by email attachment in Microsoft Word format, with the cover page as a separate attachment.

CRITERIA & PUBLICATION: The prize will be awarded to the student work that, in the judgment of our reviewers, best advances the state of scholarship and informs the debate on a current topic of constitutional environmental law. ELI reserves the right to determine that no submission will receive the prize. While only one cash prize is available, ELI may decide to extend multiple offers of publication in the Environmental Law Reporter. To learn more about ELI, including the results of past writing competitions, please visit www.eli.org and http://www.eli.org/constitutioncourts-and-legislation/diamond-constitutional-environmental-law-writing-competition.

SAMPLE TOPICS: Students may develop their own constitutional environmental law topic or submit a piece exploring one of the topics below:

1. Renewed claims that implementation of federal environmental laws exceeds the scope of the Commerce Clause. E.g., People for the Ethical Treatment of Prop. Owners v. USFWS, 57 F. Supp. 3d 1337 (D. Utah 2014) (holding that neither Commerce Clause nor Necessary and Proper Clause authorizes regulation of a “purely intrastate species that has no substantial effect on interstate commerce”), appeal filed, Nos. 14-4151 & 14-4165 (10th Cir. Dec. 30, 2014); but see, e.g., Markle Interests, L.L.C. v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, No. 14-31008 (5th Cir. June 30, 2016) (rejecting similar argument under the Commerce Clause).
2. Claims that state efforts to pursue environmental goals violate the Dormant Commerce Clause, e.g., North Dakota v. Heydinger, Nos. 14-2156, 14-2251 (8th Cir. June 15, 2016) (Minnesota renewable energy standard); Avista Corp. v. Bellon, No. 2:16-cv-335-TOR (E.D. Wash. Sept. 27, 2016) (complaint filed) (Washington greenhouse gas regulations); or are preempted by federal law, e.g., Ass’n Des Éleveurs De Canards Et D’oies Du Québec v. Harris, 79 F. Supp. 3d 1136 (C.D. Cal. 2015) (sales ban on liver from force-fed birds), appeal filed, No. 15-55192 (9th Cir. Feb. 4, 2015).
3. Evolving theories of Article III standing governing access to courts in climate-change or other environmental cases, e.g., Mont. Envtl. Info. Ctr. v. U.S. BLM, 615 Fed. Appx. 431 (Mem), 2015 WL 5093001, No. 13-35688 (9th Cir. Aug. 31, 2015) (for standing purposes, while claims of procedural error may relate to an alleged failure to consider climate-change effects, the injuries that resulted from that error need not); Sierra Club v. FERC, No. 14-1275 (D.C. Cir. June 28, 2016); or potential environmental law implications of the Supreme Court’s holding in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robbins, 136 S. Ct. 1540 (2016), and subsequent proceedings. 
4. Claims that product-labeling requirements compel speech in violation of the First Amendment, compare Am. Meat Inst. v. USDA, 760 F.3d 18 (D.C. Cir. 2014) (en banc) (“country of origin” labeling), with Nat’l Ass’n of Mfrs. v. SEC, 800 F.3d 518 (2015) (D.C. Cir. 2015) (conflict-free labeling); or that laws governing agricultural monitoring violate the First Amendment, e.g., Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Otter, 118 F. Supp. 3d 1195 (D. Idaho 2015), appeal filed no. 15-35960 (9th Cir. Dec. 14, 2015). Cf. Reed v. Town of Gilbert, Ariz., 135 S. Ct. 2218 (2015) (expanding concept of “content-based” regulation, and thus the range of laws presumptively unconstitutional and subject to strict scrutiny). 
5. Role of the states under cooperative federalism, concerning issues like climate change, e.g., West Virginia v. EPA, No. 15-1363 (D.C. Cir. 2016); air pollution, e.g., Texas v. EPA, No. 16-60118 (5th Cir. July 15, 2016); and water quality protection, e.g., Am. Farm Bureau Fed’n v. EPA, 792 F.3d 281 (3d Cir. 2015), cert. denied, 136 S. Ct. 1246 (2016). 
6. Whether Supreme Court cases applying the Takings Clause have implications for environmental protection. E.g., Murr v. Wisconsin, 359 Wis. 2d 675, 2014 WL 7271581 (Dec. 23, 2014), cert. granted, 136 S. Ct. 890 (2016) (addressing the “parcel as a whole” doctrine and proper “denominator” for analyzing takings claims). 
7. Novel common-law or constitutional theories advanced to promote environmental protection. E.g., Juliana v. United States, No. 6:15-cv-01517 (D. Or. Aug. 12, 2015) (climate plaintiffs alleging violations of federal constitution and public trust doctrine); Foster v. Washington Department of Ecology, No. 14-2-25295-1 (Super. Ct. Wash. Apr. 29, 2016) (holding that state had duty to engage in rulemaking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions).

Fourth Annual Elder and Special Needs Law Journal Writing Competition

Fourth Annual Elder and Special Needs Law Journal Writing Competition 

The Elder and Special Needs Section of the New York State Bar Association continues to strive to achieve a diverse membership body, in hopes of fostering a rich environment within which ideas are cultivated.

Topic: 
Any law or legal issue affecting seniors and/or persons with disabilities or special needs, with a specific focus on historically underserved populations. Examples include, but are not limited to, access to services and quality of life issues, healthcare and housing.

Requirements: 

• Your article MUST be submitted in the form of a Word document. Please do not use Word Perfect or .docx, since our editing staff does not have tools to support such formats. 
• Bold the title of your article, and include your name directly underneath, single space the text and double space between paragraphs. 
• Indent the first line of the paragraph 0.5 (under "Paragraph" see "Special" and choose first line option). All other margins should measure "1.0." The NYSBA will re-configure your article for two columns, as per the format of the Elder and Special Needs Law Journal; as a result, you do not do so. 
• If your article warrants the use of an organized structure, then please employ A, B, C...for headings, separating the text and bolding the headings. Subheadings should then read as follows: 1, 2, 3...and sub-subheadings a, b, c...Should you choose to utilize bullet points, numbering, or lettering throughout your article please do so consistently. 
• It is important that your source materials, non-original ideas, and references, etc. must be accurately attributed and in the appropriate Bluebook format. 
• The article should contain endnotes. Please utilize the automatic endnote function within Word, because it allows for easy editing. 
• Please include a short biography along with your article of about 500 words, as well as a copy of your most recent working resume. Also include a photo of yourself, so that it may appear alongside your article in either the format of jpeg or tif file. If you do not wish to include your photo, please state such on a separate piece of paper, as it is not required. 
• Each of your submissions must be fully complete, and you may not re-edit, or send additional information subsequent to receipt by the editorial board. 

Eligibility: 
All students attending an accredited ABA law school within New York State and recent law graduates seeking employment.

Awards: 
The winners of the “Fourth Annual Elder and Special Needs Law Journal Writing Competition,” will be guaranteed publication within the New York State Bar Association’s Elder and Special Needs Law Journal (ESNLJ). In addition, there will be two $1,000 prizes. Format: Submit the article in the form of a word document. Please do not use Work Perfect or .docx. The article should contain endnotes in Arabic numerals, and all sources should be attributed in Bluebook format.

Contact the Production Editor for further details or your Office of Student Life. Production Editor is Katy Carpenter, Juris Doctor 2016, KCarpenter@WPLawNY.com. To Enter: Please send all submissions to the following email addresses: Judy Nolfo McKenna Judy@McKennalawny.com Tara Anne Pleat TPleat@WPLawNY.com

Deadline: 
March 15, 2017 and no extensions will be granted.

Please EMAIL your submissions to BOTH of the following addresses:
TPleat@WPLawNY.com and Judy@McKennalawny.com 

Elliot A. Spoon Business Law Writing Competition

Elliot A. Spoon Business Law Writing Competition 

The Journal of Business & Securities Law announces the release of the 2017 Elliot A. Spoon Business Law Writing Competition. Eligible students are invited to submit a business or securities law article in law review format. 

Submission Procedure: Current law students at ABA-accredited law schools should submit: 

1. An electronic copy of your article, either as a PDF or as a word document;
2. A brief abstract of your article; and 
3. Your curriculum vitae (CV) or resume with complete contact information

Submissions should be emailed to: 

jbsl@law.msu.edu

Deadline

February 5, 2017 

Prize

$500 and publication in the Journal of Business & Securities Law.

Note: the prize money is contingent on receipt of a signed publication contract. Submissions must not already be selected for publishing by another law review or publication, nor may it already be published. 

Questions? Contact Pamela Burneski at jbsl@law.msu.edu

The Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy at The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University

The Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy at The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University

Generous U is a national contest to increase awareness and involvement of students on college campuses about the importance and impact of philanthropy and philanthropic values. Activities must promote philanthropy through monetary donations toward a larger cause.

1. Eligibility: Student groups, clubs and organizations, including Greek Life associations (fraternities and sororities), may compete in Generous U if they are formally recognized by their college or university and chartered to accept the $10,000 prize as an organized entity.
2. Funding: One prize of $10,000 and one second prize of $2,500 will be awarded.
3. Deadline: March 17, 2017.
4. Contact: Sheryl Seller - Program Administrator Phone: (781) 736-3772 Email: generousu@brandeis.edu Website: sillermancenter.brandeis.edu/prize