Top Law Students accepted into BCCZ Summer ProgramBCCZ is pleased to announce that several of the areas’ top law students will be joining the firm as summer associates in 2010.

Bailey L. Flask
University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Bailey is a member of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review. She is a Youth Group Volunteer with the Chartiers Mental Health and Retardation Center and a Packing Volunteer with the Squirrel Hill Food Pantry. Bailey graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pittsburgh in 2008 with a B.A. in Politics and Philosophy, and was a Big East Academic All Star member of the Varsity Cross Country and Track Teams.

Marc J. Felezzola
University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Marc is also a member of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review. Marc graduated from Columbia University in 2005 with a B.A. in History and where he was a member of the Varsity Football Team. Prior to attending law school, Marc was a commercial claims adjustor with a major insurance company. 

Christina L. Pro
Duquesne University School of Law

Christina is a member of the Duquesne Law Review. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pittsburgh in 2008 with a B.A. in Communication and Rhetoric. Christina interned this past summer with Judge Terrence F. McVerry, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Christina was a five time Junior National Judo Champion and a member of the 2004 USA Judo Junior World Team.

Meredith A. Odato
University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Environmental Law, Science and Policy Certificate Program

Meredith is a member of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review as well as a Class Representative to the Pitt Law Student Bar Association. Meredith graduated Summa Cum Laude with Distinction in Research from Cornell University in 2008 with a B.S. in Natural Resources. Meredith interned with the Alliance Defense Fund in Washington DC this past summer, and has been published in the Journal of Forestry.

Calland Named Pittsburgh Best Lawyers Environmental Lawyer of the YearDean A. Calland, a lawyer at Pittsburgh law firm Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir, P.C., was named the "Pittsburgh Best Lawyers Environmental Lawyer of the Year" for 2010 by The Best Lawyers in America.  Mr. Calland, a 1979 graduate of the Notre Dame University School of Law, focuses his practice on hazardous and toxic substance regulation, and enforcement under RCRA, CERCLA, TSCA and related federal and state legislation in the chemicals, plastics, petroleum and metals industries and is a nationally-recognized authority on complex environmental remediation issues.  He also manages environmental issues in large national and international transactions.

After more than a quarter of a century in publication, Best Lawyers is designating "Lawyers of the Year" in high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities.  Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is being honored as the "Lawyer of the Year." Mr. Calland has received particularly high ratings in Best Lawyers' surveys by earning the highest level of respect among his peers for his abilities, professionalism, and integrity.
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