Student Profiles: Peter Tsoflias

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Peter Tsoflias

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Student Profiles: Clint Orem

Staying close to home, Clint Orem found Widener Law the perfect place to hone his trial skills.

Solving Complex Problems

“I’ve always wanted to help people. I think that lawyers are powerful members of society, and in this role, they have an opportunity to help people in aspects of their lives that others really can’t,” says Delaware student Peter Tsoflias of his desire to pursue a legal career.

A finance and accounting major at West Chester University, Peter chose Widener Law in part because of his interest in corporate law. Opportunities such as the school’s Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law, the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, and the Wolcott Fellowships intrigued him.

In describing his interest in corporate, tax, and bankruptcy law, Peter says, “I love solving problems, and those areas are like big puzzles in the way you go about solving problems.”

Widener Law has provided Peter with practical experiences that he believes can help his future legal career. In addition to participating in the Moe Levine Trial Advocacy Honor Society, Peter wrote his way on to the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law where he recently published an article pertaining to bankruptcy law. He also started the Transactional Law Competition Team.

When he came to Widener Law, Peter had limited writing experience, and one of his primary goals was to improve his writing. He credits Legal Writing Professor Mary Ann Robinson and Business Organizations Professor Ann E. Conaway for helping him to develop his legal writing skills, saying, “I’m a much more mature writer now.”

Peter is quick to credit his professors as the key to his law school success, citing Professor Alan Garfield in addition to Professors Robinson and Conaway as particularly helpful. He says of all his professors, “They’re really passionate about what they do, and they really care about their students.”

Peter encourages future law students to take advantage of all the opportunities presented by law school, saying, “No matter where you go, these three years are going to fly by; use them as an opportunity to hone your legal skills before entering practice." He concludes, “That first year is difficult and it’s hard to adjust, but once you get over the learning curve, it really gives you an opportunity to grow both personally and professionally.”

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