On behalf of the Hofstra Law family, we offer our sincerest congratulations to our recent alumni who passed the July 2021 Bar Exam. We are so proud of your hard work and look forward to seeing your contributions to the legal field as exemplary lawyers.
Class of 1974
The Honorable John M. Czygier, Jr. received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Long Island Business News as part of its 2021 Leadership in Law awards.
Class of 1984
The Honorable Bruna DiBiase was honored by the Queens County Women’s Bar Association during Judiciary Night on November 30, 2021.
Class of 1995
Michael P. Panebianco was elected as an American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Fellow in October 2021.
Class of 1980
Jeffrey M. Advokat was elected to the Board of Trustees for The County College of Morris in November 2021.
Class of 1990
Leslie Berkoff of Moritt Hock & Hamroff was appointed by the American Bar Association to serve as chair of the Dispute Resolution Committee of the Business Law Section in December 2021.
Class of 1999
Crystal Jordan joined BronxCare Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Health Center as the executive director in October 2021.
Class of 2004
Susan Hurlburt joined Olinsky Law Group in November 2021.
Class of 2006
Ellen Dano joined Starbucks as director, corporate counsel in August 2021.
David Kleinman was elevated to president and general counsel at AFA Protective Systems, Inc. in October 2021.
Class of 2007
Karen Baswell joined AIG as associate general counsel in November 2021.
Robert Harper was elected as an American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Fellow in October 2021.
Class of 2008
Desiree Busching was elevated to partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in November 2021.
Class of 2009
Wendy Lattibeaudiere was elevated to associate general counsel at the NYC Administration for Children’s Services in October 2021.
Lara Page joined Roers Companies as general counsel in November 2021.
Roland Vitanza joined Bartlett LLP as of counsel in November 2021.
Class of 2010
Johanna C. David joined Morritt Hock & Hamroff LLP as an associate in October 2021.
Class of 2011
Ian Sherwin joined Reed Smith LLP as a partner in November 2021.
Class of 2012
Folashade Abiola-Banjac was elevated to partner at CliftonLarsonAllen LLP in November 2021.
Bethany (Eroh) Simmons was elevated to partner at Loeb & Loeb LLP in November 2021.
Class of 2013
Ana Getiashvili was elevated to of counsel at Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP in November 2021.
Allen F. Light joined Rivkin Radler LLP as an associate in November 2021.
Jamie A. Rosen was elevated to partner at Abrams Fensterman LLP in January 2021.
Le-el D. Sinai joined White & Case LLP as an associate in November 2021.
Class of 2014
Jacob Davidson opened Jacob P. Davidson and Associates LLC in November 2021.
Matthew Fox joined Realogy Title Group as a litigation and compliance attorney in October 2021.
Class of 2015
Bejamin Gerson joined the Federal Public Defender District of Nevada as an assistant federal defender in the capital habeas unit in December 2021.
Damore Ramwa joined Cullen and Dykman LLP as an associate in October 2021.
Perry Shusterman was elevated to partner at Meirowitz & Wasserberg, LLP in December 2021.
Class of 2016
Meg Adamczak joined Ropers Majeski PC as an associate in November 2021.
Brandon Ross joined Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP as an associate in September 2021.
Class of 2017
Keith Dominguez ’17 and Lizbeth Morales ’17 tied the knot on November 13, 2021.
Tina Islam joined Weinberger Divorce & Family Law Group as an associate in June 2021.
Ayda Suberoglu joined the London Stock Exchange Group as legal counsel in November 2021.
Class of 2018
Allison Stapleton joined Rivkin Radler LLP as an associate in December 2021.
Deanna Wolf joined the Honorable Joanna Seybert in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of New York as a law clerk in October 2021.
Class of 2019
Cooper Binsky joined Jackson Lewis P.C. as an associate in November 2021.
Kenny Moy joined Alvarez & Marsal Holdings, LLC as an associate in December 2021.
John R. Zepka joined Brach Eichler LLC as an associate in March 2021.
Class of 2020
Amy Patel joined ReneSola Ltd. as junior associate legal counsel in November 2021.
Class of 2021
Brendan Carman joined Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP as an associate in October 2021.
Katelyn Vaiana joined the Veteran Advocacy Project in October 2021.
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