Hofstra Law 2014-15: A Year in Review

Thank you to all who made 2014-2015 a year of innovation, achievement, service and impact at Hofstra Law. Below are select highlights from the academic year.

New Initiatives

• Hofstra Law’s Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy Launches Clinical Bioethics Certificate

• Hofstra Law and Frankfurt Kurnit Launch Online Ethics Publication New York Legal Ethics Reporter

• Hofstra Law Launches Center for Intellectual Property Law With Lecture and Reception

• Hofstra Law Launches New Capstone Course to Train Students for Jobs in Growing Legal Technology Field

• Legal Tech Capstone Students Help Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Launch New Pro Bono Project

• Hon. A. Gail Prudenti, NYS Chief Administrative Judge, to Join Hofstra Law

• Hofstra Law’s Gitenstein Institute Launches CHAT Project to Help With Advance Care Planning

• Hofstra Law Launches Online Health Law and Policy Graduate Degrees

Awards and Achievements

• Alumna Melba V. Pearson ’97 Appointed President of the National Black Prosecutors Association

• Hofstra Law Selected to Participate in Exclusive Trial Competition

• The National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum Honors Alumnus Joel Segal ’89

• Alumnus Michael Penner ’94 Named Chairman of Hydro-Quebec

• Hofstra Law Grads Rank 17 in Midcareer Earnings Survey

• Alumnus David R. Jimenez ’91 Appointed to Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education

• Hofstra Law Trial Teams Have Successful Fall Season

• 3 Hofstra Law Alumnae Elected Women’s Bar Presidents

• Hofstra Law and the LLT Lab Featured in ABA Student Lawyer for Teaching Tech

• Alumna Patti Alleva ’79 Named Among Nation’s Best Law Teachers

• 4 Hofstra Law Students Receive NYC Bar Diversity Fellowships

• Mock Trial Teams Reach Finals in Capitol City Challenge and Queens DA’s Office Mock Trial Competitions

• Alumnus John Ferreira ’83 Named Managing Partner of Morgan Lewis’ Pittsburgh Office

• National Study Finds Hofstra Law Alumni Succeed at ‘Big Law’ Firms

• CNNMoney Spotlights Alumna Judith Livingston ’79 as a Top Litigator, Pioneer, Role Model

• Hofstra Law Celebrates Student Achievements at 2015 Graduation Awards Ceremony

• Hofstra Law Students Awarded 2015 New York Bar Foundation Fellowships

• Hofstra Law’s Faculty Ranks No. 47 in Scholarly Impact in 2015

Faculty

• Prof. Ronald Colombo Publishes His 1st Book, The First Amendment and the Business Corporation

• Prof. Ronald Colombo Signs Amicus Brief in Securities-Fraud Case

• Prof. Katrina Kuh Invited to Academic Roundtable With Peru’s Environment Minister

• Prof. Theo Liebmann Invited to Testify on Migrant Youth Before New York State Assembly

• Prof. Irina Manta’s ‘Intellectual Property Infringement as Vandalism’ Wins National Competition

• Prof. Herbie DiFonzo Delivers Hofstra University’s Fall 2014 Distinguished Faculty Lecture

• Prof. Alafair Burke Presents at National Training Conference for New Assistant US Attorneys

• Prof. Barbara Barron Teaches Seminar in Moscow for ABA Rule of Law Initiative Conference

• Prof. Janet Dolgin Featured in Medical Ethics Advisor Story on Autonomy and Public Health

• Prof. Miriam Albert Elected to Executive Committee of AALS Teaching Methods Section

• Professors Stefan Krieger, Richard Neumann Publish 5th Edition of Essential Lawyering Skills

• Prof. Joanna Grossman Files Amicus Brief in Pending Supreme Court Case Obergefell v. Hodges

• Prof. Linda Galler Named to Law360 Tax Editorial Advisory Board

• Prof. Scott Colesanti Submits Comment on Massachusetts Crowdfunding Proposal

• Prof. Andrew Schepard Speaks at New York State Judicial Institute’s 2015 Family Court Seminar

• Prof. Julian Ku Discusses Foreign Affairs and State Governments at Meeting of Attorneys General

• Prof. Katrina Kuh to Co-Chair Int’l Bar Association Working Group on Climate Change Adaptation

• Prof. Irina Manta Co-Writes Chicago Tribune Op-Ed Calling for New Music-Licensing System

• Associate Dean Courtney Selby Authors Chapter for Academic Law Library Director Perspectives

• Prof. Theo Liebmann Acts as Lead Amicus on Appeal for Immigrant Children in Domestic Abuse Cases

• Dean for Experiential Education Jennifer Gundlach Advises Aspiring JDs About Practicums in U.S. News

• Prof. Barbara Stark Publishes New Edited Book, International Law and Its Discontents: Confronting Crises

• Prof. Eric M. Freedman Quoted by News Media on Possible Appeal by Tsarnaev

• Prof. Vern Walker Presents at NYC Administrative Judicial Institute

• Prof. Norman Silber Contributes Article to New Book on Consumer Activism

• Prof. Katrina Kuh Publishes Chapter in New Book Rethinking Sustainability to Meet the Climate Change Challenge

• The New York Times Highlights Prof. Monroe Freedman’s 1992 Critique of Atticus Finch

Community Impact

• 7 Hofstra Law Alumni to Receive 2014 Leadership in Law Awards

• Alumnus Scott Stone ’92 Honored as Pro Bono Attorney of the Month

• Hofstra Law to Host Free Veterans Legal Clinic on Nov. 15

• Hofstra Law Librarians Give Thanksgiving Baskets to Local Family

• Hofstra Law’s Gitenstein Institute Receives Grant to Support Legal HELPline for Pregnant Women

• Tax Law Society Hosts Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Clinic

• Hofstra Law Pro Bono Scholars Attend Reception at Legal Services NYC

• Access to Justice Incubator Receives $100,000 Grant to Represent Unaccompanied Minors

• Making a Difference: Landon Dais 3L Gives Back Through Harlem Service Day

• Hofstra Law Class of 2015 Shows Deep Commitment to Pro Bono Work

Lectures, Conferences and Special Events

• Hofstra Law Celebrates 2nd Annual IP Alumni Reception

• Hofstra Law Celebrates Pro Bono Week 2014 With a Series of Events

• The Honorable Shunji Yanai Delivers Philip J. Shapiro International Lecture

• Business Law Society Tours New York Stock Exchange

• Hofstra Law Honors Alumni Members of the Judiciary With Judges Wall

• Hofstra Law Hosts 5th Annual Professional Development Boot Camp