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Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

Bernard Hibbitts is JURIST's Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, and a Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. A Canadian Rhodes Scholar born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, he studied law at Oxford, Dalhousie Law School, the University of Toronto, and finally Harvard Law School (LLM 1988), where he was Associate Editor of the Harvard International Law Journal. He is a former law clerk to Justice Gerald LeDain of the Supreme Court of Canada. He created the site that became JURIST in 1996.


Executive Director

JURIST's Executive Director is Abigail Salisbury. She holds a JD and an International & Comparative Law Certificate from the University of Pittsburgh and a BA from Case Western Reserve University. She was a contributor to JURIST's Forum and Dateline services prior to joining the professional staff.


Research Director

JURIST's Research Director is Jaclyn Belczyk. Jaclyn is a 2008 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, from which she holds a JD and a Certificate in Latin American Studies. She also holds a BA from the University of Pittsburgh.


Technical Director

JURIST's Technical Director is Jeremiah Lee, a 2006 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He holds a BS in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University.


Chief of Staff

JURIST's Chief of Staff is Ryan Olden, a dual degree student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and a Masters of International Affairs candidate at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. Ryan holds a BA from Loyola College in Maryland. He also serves on JURIST's Editorial Board.


Senior Editors

JURIST's Senior Editors are experienced staffers who take leading roles in managing and writing JURIST.

Nicholas Fiske is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is JURIST's Coordinating Editor, edits JURIST's staff newsletter, and serves on JURIST's Editorial Board.

Andrew Gilmore is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He writes for JURIST's Paper Chase service, is Vice President of the JURIST Student Staff Association, and serves on JURIST's Editorial Board.

Rick Grubb is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He heads JURIST's Topics and Monitor services, is Business Manager of the JURIST Student Staff Assocation, and serves on JURIST's Editorial Board.

Mark Hamilton is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He heads JURIST's Hotline commentary service and serves on JURIST's Editorial Board.

Deirdre Jurand is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She writes for JURIST's Paper Chase service and serves on JURIST's Editorial Board.

Devin Montgomery is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He writes for JURIST's Paper Chase service and serves on JURIST's Editorial Board.

Caitlin Price is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She writes for JURIST's Paper Chase service and serves on JURIST's Editorial Board.

Leslie Schulman is a 3L at the University of Houston Law Center. She has written for JURIST's Paper Chase service, works on JURIST's Gazette and serves on JURIST's Editorial Board.

Michael Sung is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He writes for JURIST's Paper Chase service, heads JURIST's Gazette documents service and serves on JURIST's Editorial Board.


Associate Editors

JURIST's Associate Editors are experienced anchors, researchers and technical specialists.

Josh Camson is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is JURIST's New Media Editor and serves on JURIST's Editorial Board.

Steve Czajkowski is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He writes for JURIST's Paper Chase service.

Bill Fisher is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He works on JURIST's Timelines service.

Eric Linge is a dual degree JD/MBA at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and the Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business, and is an LLM candidate at the National University of Singapore. He writes for JURIST's Dateline service.

Lauren Roso is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She works on JURIST's Hotline service.

Dennis Zawacki is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He works on JURIST's Hotline service, is President of the JURIST Student Staff Assocation and serves on JURIST's Editorial Board.


Assistant Editors

JURIST's Assistant Editors are new anchors, researchers and technical specialists.

Safiya Boucaud is a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She writes for JURIST's Paper Chase service.

William J. Carmella is a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He writes for JURIST's Paper Chase service.

Chris Ehret is a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He writes for JURIST's Paper Chase service. Necia Hobbes is a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She works on JURIST's Hotline service.

Ximena Marinero is a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She writes for JURIST's Paper Chase service.

Theresa Miller-Sporrer is a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She writes for JURIST's Paper Chase service.

Andrew Morgan is a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He writes for JURIST's Paper Chase service.

Jake Oresick is a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He writes for JURIST's Paper Chase service.

Tarah Park is a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She writes for JURIST's Paper Chase service.

A. Kayleigh Shebs is a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She writes for JURIST's Paper Chase service.

Lucas Tanglen is a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He writes for JURIST's Paper Chase service.

David Weber is a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He writes for JURIST's Paper Chase service.

Erin Wilson is a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She writes for JURIST's Paper Chase service.

Herb Wolfe is a dual degree JD/MBA at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He works on JURIST's Hotline service.


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