Law student vets collect food for hurricane victims

VLA members
UMass Law photo

Massachusetts State Rep. Chris Markey (D-Bristol) presented a citation to the Veterans Law Association (VLA) at UMass Law yesterday in recognition of the group's collection of about 300 pounds of nonperishable food for residents of Florida and North Carolina impacted by recent hurricanes.

Timothy Trocchio, 3L and Army veteran, accepted the citation for the group, which also recognized the work of the Student Bar Association. It's my privilege to serve as faculty adviser to the VLA.

Rep. Markey and Trocchio
UMass Law photo

VLA student leaders have brimmed with initiatives this academic year to support veterans in the law school and in our state and local communities, besides coordinating service work such as the food drive. The organization board comprises Trocchio, president; Sean Pillai, vice president; Cameron Sweeney, treasurer; Bryce Mayo, secretary; and Morgan Richter, social media manager. Pillai and Mayo are vital contributors in my Comparative Law class this semester; they and Sweeney are alumni of my Torts I & II.