Pictured left to right is Christian Callegari, Dominique Marino, Michael Antzoulis, and Farwa Tahir.
Riker Danzig welcomed four 2022 Summer Associates to the Firm on June 6. The Firm’s Summer Associate Program is designed with professional development as the primary goal, providing each Summer Associate with exposure to numerous Riker Danzig attorneys and practice areas while performing written work-product and pro bono assignments. The work assignments allow each Summer Associate to become a part of the team of attorneys working on a case or transaction. Each summer associate is assigned a partner mentor and an associate mentor.
Riker Danzig’s 2022 Summer Associates:
Michael Antzoulis is currently attending Seton Hall University School of Law and is expected to receive his J.D. degree in 2023. Michael is a member of the Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court at Seton Hall University School of Law. He received his undergraduate degree in Mathematics with a Minor in Music, summa cum laude, from Rutgers University in 2019. While at Rutgers, Michael was a member of Phi Betta Kappa.
Christian Callegari currently attends Rutgers Law School and is expected to receive his law degree in 2023. At Rutgers, he is a Staff Editor of the International Law and Human Rights Journal, a Mentor for the Minority Student Program and a Teaching Associate for Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research and Skills. Christian received his undergraduate degree in Social Science, with a specialization in Political Science and a Minor in Criminal Justice from Felician University in 2015. Christian is currently the Chief of Staff for the Office of the Assemblyman Gary S. Schaer.
Dominique Marino is currently attending Notre Dame Law School and is expected to receive her J.D. degree in 2023. She is an Oralist on the Moot Court Board at Notre Dame Law School, President of the Legal Voices for Children and Youth, Co-Chair of the GALILEE-Public Interest Immersion Program and a member of the St. Thomas More Society. Dominique received her undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Political Science, summa cum laude, from Fordham University in 2019. At Fordham, Dominique was involved in several honor societies, on Dean’s List all semesters and involved in the Manresa Scholars Program.
Farwa Tahir received the Dean’s Scholarship at Rutgers Law School and is expected to receive her law degree in 2023. She is also on the Dean’s List, Staff Editor of the Rutgers University Law Review, Competing Member on the Moot Court Board’s National Trial Team, Executive Board Member of the Muslim Law Students Association and a member of the Minority Student Program. Farwa received her undergraduate degree in Sociology from the University of Florida in 2017. While at University of Florida, Farwa was on the Dean’s List, Vice President Ambassador for the UF Counseling and Wellness Center and the Veteran Research Assistant of the UF Behavioral Medicine Research Team. During the summer of 2021, Farwa was an Intern to the Hon. Zahid N. Quraishi, U.S. District Court for the District of NJ.