Mock Trial Team Reaches Semifinals of Fall 2016 Queens DA’s Office Mock Trial...
Hofstra Law third-year students (front row, from left in photo) David Santana, Reid Harris, Stephanie Rzeszut and Timothy Marsh were semifinalists in the Queens District Attorney’s Office third annual...
View ArticleHofstra Law Trial Team Reaches Finals of 2016 Quinnipiac School of Law...
At the 2016 Quinnipiac University School of Law Criminal Justice Trial Advocacy Competition, a national competition, the Hofstra Law team of Ryan Nelson 2L, Meagan Callahan 2L, Heena Arora 3L and Scott...
View ArticleHofstra Law to Host Free Veterans Legal Clinic on Nov. 13
Hofstra Law will be hosting a free Veterans Legal Clinic on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, at the Law School. The clinic is open to all veterans and offers a free consultation with attorneys who specialize in...
View ArticleProf. Ronald Colombo Presents at Washington and Lee School of Law Symposium...
Professor Ronald J. Colombo was an invited presenter on Oct. 21, 2016, at the Lara D. Gass Annual Symposium at Washington and Lee University School of Law. The topic of the two-day symposium was...
View ArticleHon. A. Gail Prudent Inducted Into Long Island Business Hall of Fame
The Honorable A. Gail Prudenti, executive director of the Center for Children, Families and the Law and senior associate dean for operations, was honored as one of eight inductees into the Long Island...
View ArticleHofstra Law Students to Assist in 17-A Guardianship Appointments
The Nassau County AHRC Foundation and the Center for Children, Families and the Law at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University announce the launch of a joint effort to assist families...
View ArticleProf. Norman Silber’s Article on US Nonprofits’ Use of Foreign Blocker...
Professor Norman Silber’s co-authored article “The Use of Foreign Blocker Corporations by U.S. Nonprofits: Should Blockers Be Blocked?” (with John C. Wei) recently made the SSRN Top 10 download lists...
View ArticleHofstra Law Dean Eric Lane Returns to Faculty; Judge A. Gail Prudenti Named...
Maurice A. Deane School of Law Dean Eric Lane, a renowned scholar in public and constitutional law, has decided to return to the faculty after five years of distinguished service as dean, President...
View ArticleHofstra Law Student Matthew Goodison-Orr 3L Helps Veteran Upgrade His...
Hofstra Law third-year student Matthew W. Goodison-Orr participated during his 2L year in a Veterans Law Externship (one of the many specialized externship programs offered at Hofstra Law). Working...
View ArticleMock Trial Team Reaches Quarterfinals of 2016 Buffalo-Niagara Mock Trial...
The Hofstra Law team of Elida Alfaro 2L, Sean Brucker 3L, Dylan Nesturrick 2L and Mishal Pahrand 3L advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Buffalo-Niagara Mock Trial Competition. The team was...
View ArticleProf. Ellen Yaroshefsky Named a ‘Best Lawyer in America’ for Ethics and...
Ellen Yaroshefsky, the Howard Lichtenstein Distinguished Professor of Legal Ethics and executive director of the Monroe H. Freedman Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics, was named a “Best Lawyer in...
View ArticleProf. Norman Silber’s Article on Monroe Freedman and Multidimensional Legal...
Professor Norman Silber’s article “Monroe Freedman and the Morality of Dishonesty: Multidimensional Legal Ethics as a Cold War Imperative” (Hofstra Law Review, Vol. 44, No. 1127, 2016) recently made...
View ArticleProf. Michael Haber’s Article on Community Economic Development Makes 10 SSRN...
Professor Michael Haber’s article “CED After #OWS: From Community Economic Development to Anti-Authoritarian Community Counter-Institutions” has made the SSRN Top 10 download lists for: • AARN: Civil...
View ArticleProf. Julian Ku, John Yoo Publish Los Angeles Times Op-Ed ‘Trump Might Be...
Julian Ku, the Maurice A. Deane Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law, published (with UC Berkeley law professor and American Enterprise Institute visiting scholar John Yoo) the op-ed “Trump...
View ArticleFreedman Institute Coordinator Lisa Bertrand Quoted in U.S. News Story With...
Lisa Bertrand, coordinator for the Monroe H. Freedman Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics, is quoted as an expert in “Pick the Right Law School for a Corporate Law Job,” a Dec. 8, 2016, article in...
View ArticleProf. Leon Friedman Named a ‘Best Lawyer in America’ for 1st Amendment Law
Leon Friedman, the Joseph Kushner Distinguished Professor of Civil Liberties Law, was named a “Best Lawyer in America” for the practice area First Amendment Law. Only 16 attorneys in the New York metro...
View ArticleProf. Alafair Burke Teaches in Justice Department’s Professional...
Professor Alafair S. Burke taught as a faculty member for the Department of Justice’s Office of Professional Responsibility on Dec. 7, 2016, at the National Advocacy Center. Her class used principles...
View ArticleHofstra Law and Its Gitenstein Institute Launch New Veterans Law Clinic
Hempstead, NY — The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and its Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy announce the launch of a new Veterans Law Clinic, an innovative program...
View ArticleProf. Jennifer Gundlach Recognized by AALS With 2017 Rhode Award for...
Clinical Professor of Law Jennifer A. Gundlach has received the 2017 Deborah L. Rhode Award from the AALS Section on Pro Bono and Service Opportunities. The Rhode Award is given annually to a full-time...
View ArticleProf. Norman Silber’s Article on Monroe Freedman and Multidimensional Legal...
Professor Norman Silber’s article “Monroe Freedman and the Morality of Dishonesty: Multidimensional Legal Ethics as a Cold War Imperative” (Hofstra Law Review, Vol. 44, No. 1127, 2016) recently made...
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