Class of 1973
Richard Herzbach, partner at Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP, was appointed legal counsel to Long Island Home Builders Care (LIHBC), the charitable arm of the Long Island Builders Institute (LIBI) in January 2021.
Class of 1976
Hon. Jeffrey D. Lebowitz joined Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf & Carone, LLP as of counsel in January 2021.
Class of 1983
Marc Hamroff, managing partner at Moritt Hock & Hamroff, LLP was a key speaker at the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association’s Legal Forum on May 4-5, 2021.
Gov. David Paterson was awarded the “Key to Hempstead Village” as part of a celebration honoring the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in January 2021.
Class of 1984
Pamela Fitton joined Pickwick Capital Partners as managing director in December 2020.
Class of 1985
Michael Aizin is co-founder and sponsor of Online Oral History Museum of Modern Jewry.
Class of 1986
Robert S. Cohen, partner at Moritt Hock & Hamroff, LLP was a key speaker at the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association’s Legal Forum on May 4-5, 2021.
Class of 1990
Leslie Berkoff, partner at Moritt Hock & Hamroff, was named one of Long Island Business News’ Top Power 25 in Law for 2021 and was also named one of the Top Women in Asset-Based Lending by the ABF Journal.
Michael Feinstein joined Greenberg Traurig LLP as of counsel in February 2021.
Richard Schoenstein, partner at Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP, was named vice chair of their Litigation Department in March 2021.
Class of 1992
Loren Brown was named to the new management team of DLA Piper LLP as vice chair of disputes in March 2021.
Class of 1996
Reginald Odom was appointed senior vice president and chief people officer at Hospital for Special Surgery on April 5, 2021.
Daniel A. Rosen, partner at Baker & McKenzie LLP, was ranked by Chambers USA Guide for Tax in New York.
Class of 1998
Angela Schlingheyde was given the “Game Changer” award at the 8th annual Connecticut Legal Awards for her leadership in launching innovative programs to bring free legal services to victims of domestic violence.
Andrew Unterlack was named a partner at Eisenberg, Gold & Agrawal, P.C., in February 2021.
Class of 2000
Mecca (Santana) Mitchell joined Burlington Stores, Inc., as senior vice president, inclusion & diversity in April 2021.
Class of 2002
Irene Hudson joined AptarGroup as global regulatory pharma counsel in May 2021.
Kathryn (Leone) Martin joined New York State Office of the Attorney General as assistant attorney general in March 2021.
Class of 2003
Joseph Goldsmith joined Kucker Marino Winiarsky & Bittens, LLP as partner in April 2021.
Class of 2005
Elizabeth Quinn joined the Federal Defenders of New York in the Southern District of New York as Assistant Federal Public Defender in May 2021.
Maju Varghese was appointed deputy assistant to President Biden as well as director of the White House Military Office in March 2021.
Theresa (Mahlstadt) Watkinson was named Baking and Snack 2020 Operations Executive of the Year at Aladdin Bakers.
Class of 2006
Daniel W. Hudson joined Berger Singerman LLP as partner in January 2021.
Dariely Rodriguez was appointed by the Biden Administration to serve as Chief of Staff to OFCCP (Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs) at the United States Department of Labor in February 2021.
Class of 2008
Jordan Fensterman was named vice president of the board of trustees at Roslyn Landmark Society in January 2021.
Christine Price was elevated to counsel at Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP in January 2021.
Class of 2009
Drew Gulley was promoted to Vice President at Piper Sandler in Minneapolis in February 2021.
Jessica Horowitz-Moore joined Ohio Department of Education as executive director – center for student supports in February 2021.
Class of 2010
Matthew Cohen was promoted to president and CEO of Long Island Association in May 2021.
Hofstra Law was represented in Super Bowl LV on February 7, 2021 by alumni Michael Greenberg, director of football administration at Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Christopher Shea ’07, operations counsel and personnel executive for Kansas City Chiefs.
James A. Lewis, V, was appointed executive director of the New York City Bar Association’s Office for Diversity and Inclusion in May 2021.
Jenifer Scarcella was elevated to partner at White and Williams LLP in January 2021.
Class of 2012
Nicholas Tam was promoted to partner at Shaub, Ahmuty, Citrin and Spratt in February 2021.
Class of 2013
Justin Barbetta joined Wisler Pearlstine, LLP as an associate in April 2021.
Ashfaquzzaman “Shawn” Choudhury was promoted to partner at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith in February 2021.
Jamie A. Rosen was elevated to partner at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf & Carone, LLP in January 2021.
Class of 2014
Kathleen A. Farrell, associate at Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP was named a rising star in Real Estate Weekly’s list of 2020 rising stars.
Huidi Shu joined Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz LLP as an associate in March 2021.
Class of 2015
Meghan Kearns joined Furman Kornfeld & Brennan LLP as an associate in February 2021.
Courtney Klapper Zucker and Aaron Zucker ’15 welcomed daughter Maddyn Jade on February 7, 2021.
Allyson Maur joined miR Scientific, LLC as assistant general counsel in May 2021.
Vincent Valente joined the chambers of Judge George J. Silver at New York State Supreme Court in May 2021.
Class of 2016
Stephen Breidenbach was elevated to assistant general counsel – technology, at Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP in January 2021.
Michael Cuttitta joined Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP as an associate in January 2021.
Class of 2017
Emmanuel Charles was promoted to Counsel at ViacomCBS, Inc., in March 2021.
Jane Chen, associate at Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP was appointed Co-Chair of the Asian American Bar Association of New York’s Real Estate Committee for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. She also welcomed her first child, Hailey, in April 2021.
Daniel Galan joined Vahey Getz LLP as an associate in January 2021.
Fatima Guillen-Walsh joined Tata Consultancy Services as employment counsel in April 2021.
Class of 2019
Olivier Labossiere joined Louis Vuitton as a junior real estate attorney in March 2021.
Class of 2020
Ryan Donahue joined Nassau County District Court in May 2021.
In Memoriam
Elissa Epstein ’78
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