Nicole L. Perskie '06 joins guest hosts Amy Miller and Sarah Regina, the Associate Deans of Student Affairs at Rutgers Law School in Camden and Newark, to talk about mental health and wellness for lawyers and law students. Nicole is the Interim Director of the New Jersey Lawyers Assistance Program [https://www.njlap.org/], a program that provides mental health resources to both lawyers and law students. You can find out more at njlap.org [https://www.njlap.org/].

The Power of Attorney is produced by Rutgers Law School. With two locations minutes from Philadelphia and New York City, Rutgers Law offers the prestige and reputation of a large, nationally known university combined with a personal, small campus experience. Learn more by visiting law.rutgers.edu.

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Executive Producer: Shanida Carter
Series Producer & Editor: Nate Nakao

S7E4: Health and Wellness for Law Students — with Nicole L. Perskie RLAW'06

Professor Jorge Contesse joins Dean Bond to discuss his work as the founding Director of the Rutgers Center for Transnational Law and as a member of the United Nations Committee against Torture.

The Power of Attorney is produced by Rutgers Law School. With two locations minutes from Philadelphia and New York City, Rutgers Law offers the prestige and reputation of a large, nationally known university combined with a personal, small campus experience. Learn more by visiting law.rutgers.edu.

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Executive Producer: Shanida Carter
Series Producer & Editor: Nate Nakao

S7E3: (Rebroadcast) Human Rights & Transnational Law, with Prof. Jorge Contesse

Immigration Attorney Xiomara Urán RLAW'15 joins Dean Johanna Bond to share her own story of immigrating to the US, her family's journey and what inspired her to become an immigration attorney, and how Rutgers Law has helped shape the work she does.

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The Power of Attorney is produced by Rutgers Law School. With two locations minutes from Philadelphia and New York City, Rutgers Law offers the prestige and reputation of a large, nationally known university combined with a personal, small campus experience. Learn more by visiting law.rutgers.edu.

Executive Producer: Shanida Carter

Series Producer & Editor: Nate Nakao

S7E2: (Rebroadcast) Why I Chose Rutgers in Pursuing Immigration Law, with Xiomara Urán RLAW'15

In this "Secret Lives of Lawyers" episode, Dean Bond is joined by Rutgers Law Professor Adam Scales, who talks about his journey to law as well as his other life: a professional photographer.

You can view Prof. Scales' photography at invisiblelenses.com [https://www.invisiblelenses.com/].

Listen to a previous "Secret Lives of Lawyers" episode here [https://zencastr.com/z/k6yG8QTj].

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The Power of Attorney is produced by Rutgers Law School. With two locations minutes from Philadelphia and New York City, Rutgers Law offers the prestige and reputation of a large, nationally known university combined with a personal, small campus experience. Learn more by visiting law.rutgers.edu [https://law.rutgers.edu/].

Executive Producer: Shanida Carter

Series Producer & Editor: Nate Nakao

S7E1: The Secret Lives of Lawyers - Invisible Lenses with Prof. Adam Scales

Rutgers Law School Professor David Noll guest hosts this special conversation with Dean Johanna Bond; Professor Randi Mandelbaum, Associate Dean for Clinical Education at Rutgers Law School–Newark; and Jason Hernandez, Director of the Rutgers Immigrant Community Assistance Project (RICAP). The group discusses the some of the latest concerns facing international students, resources available to them through RICAP, and the formation of the rapid response team that is providing aid to students encountering emergency immigration circumstances. You can read more about RICAP here [https://law.rutgers.edu/information-for/get-legal-help/rutgers-immigrant-community-assistance-project].

If you are a Rutgers student who has immigration concerns, we encourage you to contact RICAP. To request an appointment or to learn more about RICAP, please email RICAP-info@law.rutgers.edu or call 856-225-6568.

UPDATE: The Trump administration has reversed course on student visa cancellations [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/us/politics/trump-student-visa-cancellations.html], but the need for litigation is still extant.

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The Power of Attorney is produced by Rutgers Law School. With two locations minutes from Philadelphia and New York City, Rutgers Law offers the prestige and reputation of a large, nationally known university combined with a personal, small campus experience. Learn more by visiting law.rutgers.edu [https://law.rutgers.edu/].

Executive Producer: Shanida Carter

Series Producer & Editor: Nate Nakao

S6E9: RICAP, Rutgers' Rapid Response Program, and Protecting International Students

Hon. Esther Salas RLAW'94 joins Co-Dean Rose Cuison-Villazor to share her story of growing up in Union City, NJ, attending Rutgers Law School, and the work she is doing as a US District Court Judge for the District of New Jersey. She opens up about the tragedy that befell her family; the legacy of her son, Daniel Anderl; and the inspiration for the scholarships that have been formed in his name.

If you would like to donate to the Daniel Anderl Memorial Scholarship, please click here [https://give.rutgersfoundation.org/daniel-anderl-scholarship/21126.html] or visit go.rutgers.edu/DanielAnderlMemorialScholarship [https://give.rutgersfoundation.org/daniel-anderl-scholarship/21126.html].

To read more about this year's Hall of Distinguished Alumni inductees, including Judge Salas, visit rutgersfoundation.org/news/rutgers-hall-distinguished-alumni-2025-inductees-announced [https://rutgersfoundation.org/news/rutgers-hall-distinguished-alumni-2025-inductees-announced].

The Power of Attorney is produced by Rutgers Law School. With two locations minutes from Philadelphia and New York City, Rutgers Law offers the prestige and reputation of a large, nationally known university combined with a personal, small campus experience. Learn more by visiting law.rutgers.edu [https://law.rutgers.edu].

Executive Producer: Shanida Carter

Series Producer & Editor: Nate Nakao

S6E8: (Rebroadcast) Love Is Light, with Hon. Esther Salas RLAW'94

This year's SBA presidents, Emma Roth '25 and Daniel Altomare '25, join Dean Bond to talk about their law school experiences and to ask the dean some questions about her perspective on Rutgers Law School.

The Power of Attorney is produced by Rutgers Law School. With two locations minutes from Philadelphia and New York City, Rutgers Law offers the prestige and reputation of a large, nationally known university combined with a personal, small campus experience. Learn more by visiting law.rutgers.edu.

Executive Producer: Shanida Carter
Series Producer & Editor: Nate Nakao

S6E7: Getting to know the SBA Presidents

Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of the Washington Spirit, Shameeka Quallo '12, sits down with Dean Bond to share her story of finding her way to Rutgers Law and eventually joining the Washington Spirit of the NWSL.

The Power of Attorney is produced by Rutgers Law School. With two locations minutes from Philadelphia and New York City, Rutgers Law offers the prestige and reputation of a large, nationally known university combined with a personal, small campus experience. Learn more by visiting law.rutgers.edu.

Executive Producer: Shanida Carter
Series Producer & Editor: Nate Nakao

S6E06: The Journey from Law School to Professional Women's Soccer, with Shameeka Quallo RLAW'12

Author and founder of Chequers Financial Management Megan Gorman '02 joins Dean Bond to talk about her law school career, financial literacy, and her new book, All the Presidents Money: How the Men Who Governed America Governed Their Money.

You can purchase a copy of the book below:

 * Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/All-Presidents-Money-Governed-America/dp/B0D3628TH4]
 * Barnes & Noble [https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/all-the-presidents-money-megan-gorman/1145543163]
 * Bookshop.org [https://bookshop.org/p/books/all-the-presidents-money-how-the-men-who-governed-america-governed-their-money-megan-gorman/21440099]

The Power of Attorney is produced by Rutgers Law School. With two locations minutes from Philadelphia and New York City, Rutgers Law offers the prestige and reputation of a large, nationally known university combined with a personal, small campus experience. Learn more by visiting law.rutgers.edu.

Executive Producer: Shanida Carter
Series Producer & Editor: Nate Nakao

S6E5: Financial Literacy and the Presidents' Money — with Megan Gorman RLAW'02

Professor of Law Ruth Anne Robbins, who received the 2023 Thomas F. Blackwell Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Legal Writing from the Association of Legal Writing Directors and the Legal Writing Institute, joins Dean Bond to share the story of her journey from studying science to teaching legal writing at Rutgers Law School.

The Power of Attorney is produced by Rutgers Law School. With two locations minutes from Philadelphia and New York City, Rutgers Law offers the prestige and reputation of a large, nationally known university combined with a personal, small campus experience. Learn more by visiting law.rutgers.edu.

Executive Producer: Shanida Carter
Series Producer & Editor: Nate Nakao

S6E4: The Importance of Legal Writing, with Professor Ruth Anne Robbins

The law impacts every sector of society and every aspect of our lives. At a time when many ask "Why law?," we ask "What more can law do?" Produced by Rutgers Law School, "The Power of Attorney" is an inside look at the power of a legal education for everyone and what it means to be a lawyer. The Power of Attorney is the silver winner of the third Annual Anthem Awards for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - Podcast or Audio.

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