The Maurice A. Deane School of Law held its annual Public Service and Graduate Awards on Monday, May 20. Administrators, faculty members, friends and families joined Hofstra Law graduates to honor their outstanding achievements as law school students.
The ceremony included remarks by elected 3L class speaker, John Healy Jr., SBA president, Rochelle Podolsky, and elected teacher of the year, Professor Theo Liebmann.
In addition to their academic excellence, this year’s graduating class provided more than 85,914 hours of pro bono and public service.
Watch the Public Service and Graduate Awards on the Hofstra Law YouTube channel.
A Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2024 was held Monday night with remarks from Hofstra alum Bruce Jackson, BBA ’85, associate general counsel and managing director of strategic partnerships at Microsoft at Hofstra’s David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. Watch a recording of the Ceremony on YouTube.
The following awards were presented at the 2024 Graduate Awards event:
HERMAN HILLMAN REAL ESTATE AWARD
Ariel Boutehsaz
PROPERTY LAW COURSES
Ally Kaden
Brandon Kaminker
ESTATE PLANNING LAW COURSES
Emily Grabow Yorke
BENJAMIN WEINTRAUB AND ALAN N. RESNICK BANKRUPTCY LAW AWARD
Anthony Russo
Alexander Wiener
BANKRUPTCY LAW COURSES
Evan Itzkowitz
Brittany Sider
CORPORATE AND SECURITIES LAW COURSES
Gina Aliberti
Paul Sessa
Alexander Wiener
COMMERCIAL LAW COURSES
Jillian Cammer
Alexander Wiener
FAMILY LAW COURSES
Kyla Reitzel
STEPHANIE E. KUPFERMAN JUVENILE JUSTICE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Shannon Moran
HEALTH LAW COURSES
Emma Carey
Nicholas Tramposch
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW COURSES
John Healy
ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW COURSES
Molli Michalik
PROCEDURAL LAW COURSES
Timothy Curtis
Emanuele Putrino
Robert Saylor
CLINICAL COURSES
Jillian Cammer & Timothy Mudric
Asylum Clinic
Ally Kaden
Community & Economic Development Clinic
Julia Feron
Defender Clinic
Carmen Arias-Urena
Deportation Defense Clinic
Aliyah McLaurin
Veterans Law Clinic
Kyla Reitzel
Youth Advocacy Clinic
CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OUTSTANDING CLINICAL STUDENT
Ferida Osman
CLINICAL PROSECUTION PRACTICUM COURSE AWARD
Karson Goggans
Carolyn Powers
ADVOCACY/LITIGATION COURSES
Gina Aliberti
DEBORAH SLOYER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN TRIAL & APPELLATE ADVOCACY
Dorothy Caccioppoli
Julia Feron
RUSKIN MOSCOU FALTISCHEK AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING APPELLATE ADVOCACY
John Federico
Ryan Fernandez
Brian Joseph
Nicholas Tramposch
NEW YORK CITY TRIAL LAWYERS ALLIANCE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TRIAL ADVOCACY
Kathleen DeWitt
Austin Sperl
CRIMINAL LAW COURSES
Jessica Berman
Erin Cauley
LEON STERN CRIMINAL COURTS BAR ASSOCIATION OF NASSAU COUNTY AWARD
Brendan Ilnitzki
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COURSES
Rivka Aizenman
Gina Aliberti
TORT LAW COURSES
Philip Debeaubien
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW COURSES
Katrice Curls
Brendan Ilnitzki
Alexandra Licitra
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW COURSES
Nicholas Bekker
MARVIN GUTTER AWARD IN TAX LAW
Stephen Ruggiero
TAX LAW COURSES
Ryan Fernandez
INTERNATIONAL LAW COURSES
Jillian Cammer
Ethan Rabinowitz
GOVERNMENT LAW COURSES
Garrett Richter
HOFSTRA LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW JOURNAL ALUMNI WRITING AWARD
Brian Joseph
HOFSTRA LAW REVIEW ALUMNI WRITING AWARD
Deepa Shiwcharan
PRO BONO LEADERSHIP AWARD
Kathleen DeWitt
PRO BONO SERVICE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Sara Murphy
Carolyn Powers
THE HONORABLE DAVID A. PATERSON GRADUATION AWARD IN PUBLIC SERVICE
Cindy Laurent
Ferida Osman
THIRD-YEAR SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Emily Fontanetta
Brendan Ilnitzki
Alexandra Jabour
Ally Kaden
Anthony Russo
Nicholas Tramposch
WILLIAM ERIC GOLDBERG ENDOWED MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
John Federico
John Healy
GINA MARIA ESCARCE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Kavita Balchand
CHRISTOPHER G. GEGWICH OUTSTANDING LAW STUDENT AWARD
Nicholas Tramposch
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE SCHOOL AWARD
Dominique Edmonds
Rochelle Podolsky
MAURICE A. DEANE AWARD
Paul Sessa
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