Pennsylvania Thomas J. Stapleton (law class of 1972), Pennsylvania State Representative for the 165th district (1975–1978) Gerald R. Stockman (law class of 1959), noted fair housing advocate and former New Jersey state senator (1982–1992) Michael Testa, New Jersey State Senator for the 1st Legislative district (2019–present) Richard Trumka, president of the AFL–CIO and former president of the United Mine Workers of America David Worby, trial lawyer known for advocacy on behalf of 9/11 workers John Waldron – American criminal defense lawyer Placement According to Villanova's official 2014 ABA-required disclosures, 70% of the Class of 2014 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo practitioners. Pro bono programs Pro bono programs, such as the clinics and other projects, provide students with the opportunity to serve the disadvantaged while developing skills and positive relationships with practicing attorneys. Lawyering Together Villanova Law's student body has the opportunity to participate in the "Lawyering Together" program. Through the program, law students are matched with volunteer attorneys who assist clients referred through Philadelphia pro bono organizations. The referring organizations include Senior Law Center, Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program (VIP) and the Support Center for Child Advocates. Recent Deans Mark Sargent Sargent graduated magna cum laude in 1973 from Wesleyan University, received an M.A. in medieval studies in 1975 from Cornell University, and graduated from Cornell Law School in 1978. He began teaching law in 1980, was the Piper & Marbury Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of the Law & Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. He has also previously taught law at American University, Southern Methodist University, and the University of Baltimore School of Law. In 2006, Sargent worked with Pepper Hamilton to launch a diversity initiative that included two full tuition scholarships for minority students and hiring two Villanova Law School minority students each year as first-year summer associates and then as part-time law clerks during their second or third academic years. In July 2009, Sargent resigned, citing medical and personal reasons. A week later, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Sargent was connected with the solicitation of prostitution, although he was never charged. In February 2011, Villanova's newly-appointed dean, John Gotanda, revealed that a Law School committee had determined that the under the leadership of the former Dean Mark Sargent, false statistical data including entrance LSAT scores had