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Prof. Theo Liebmann Receives American Bar Association Award
Hofstra Law Professor Theo Liebmann has been named a recipient of the 2024 Mark Hardin Award for Child Welfare Legal Scholarship and Systems Change by the ABA Center on Children and the Law. He was...
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Hofstra Law Deans’ Legal Tech Fellows Present at LIT Con
Second-year Hofstra Law students and Deans’ Legal Tech Fellows Philip Coatl, Jalen Coleman, and Najelie Smith-Ortiz, presented their “Claimbot” project at the 2024 Legal Innovation and Technology (LIT)...
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Darielle Matthews 2L Honored with Hon. Dorothy T. Eisenberg Women in Law...
Second-year Hofstra Law student Darielle Matthews was honored with the “Trailblazer” Award at the third Annual Hon. Dorothy T. Eisenberg Women in the Law “Trailblazer” Award Presentation and Reception...
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Prof. James Sample Discusses Upcoming SCOTUS Presidential Immunity Case
Hofstra Law Professor James Sample appeared on the radio show On The Record to discuss the ongoing Trump criminal trial and Thursday’s Supreme Court hearing. Listen to the segment on the WCBS880...
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Hofstra Alum Bruce Jackson, BBA ’85 to Deliver 2024 Commencement Address
Hofstra alum Bruce Jackson, BBA ’85, associate general counsel and managing director of strategic partnerships at Microsoft, will deliver the commencement address and be awarded an honorary degree at...
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Michael Kohan ’08 Discusses the Value of Bar Association Membership
Michael Kohan ‘08 is the Principal of Kohan Law Group, a boutique civil practice focusing on personal injury, commercial litigation, family law, estate disputes, guardianships, and landlord-tenant...
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Class Notes | April 2024
1995 Rebecca Sassouni was recognized by the Multicultural Council of New York with a 2024 Women of Honor award on April 8, 2024. 1996 Dave Gardi was named senior vice president of football initiatives...
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Andrea Shapiro Davis ’84 Reflects on a Career in Public Service
Andrea Shapiro Davis ’84, Senior Advisor to New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Director of Public Service Engagement in New York City, has spent much of her career making positive change primarily...
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Hofstra Law Wins 2024 Amicus Cup Trial Competition
Third-year Hofstra Law students Dorothy Caccioppoli and Julia Feron won the 2024 Amicus Cup Trial Competition against Baylor University School of Law in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team also won the...
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Prof. Barbara Barron Named Executive Director of the Perry Weitz Mass Tort...
The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University has announced the appointment of Professor Barbara Barron ’84 as executive director of the Perry Weitz Mass Tort Institute effective June 1,...
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Prof. Alafair Burke Wins Pinckley Prize for Crime Fiction
On March 22, 2024, Hofstra Law Professor Alafair Burke was presented with the 2023 Pinckley Prize for Distinguished Body of Work by the Women’s National Book Association of New Orleans. The...
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In Re Hofstra Law | April 2024
Greetings Alumni, As the excitement for graduation rises in the corridors, we are thrilled to see so many students working diligently in preparation for finals. We are also making preparations across...
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Prof. James Sample Discusses Hope Hicks’ Testimony on CNN
Hofstra Law Professor James Sample appeared on CNN to discuss Hope Hicks’ testimony in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial....
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Prof. Eric Freedman Discusses Potential Impact of Affirmative Action Ban
Hofstra Law Professor Eric Freedman was quoted in the New York Post article “Getting In: High schoolers consider college admissions after affirmative action ban.” Excerpt The University of Virginia’s...
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Prof. Elizabeth Nevins Speaks at AI in Law School Criminal Defense Clinics Panel
Hofstra Law Professor Elizabeth Nevins spoke as a panelist at the 2024 Association of American Law Schools Conference on Clinical Legal Education, Navigating the Digital Frontier: AI in Law School...
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Prof. James Sample Discusses Former President Trump’s Classified Documents Trial
Hofstra Law Professor James Sample appeared on First Move CNN International to discuss the postponement of former President Donald Trump’s classified documents trial....
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Prof. Fred Klein Discusses Seizure of Stony Brook Protestors’ Phones
Hofstra Law Professor Fred Klein was quoted in the Newsday article “Stony Brook protests: Questions over seizure of demonstrators’ phones.” Excerpt A half-dozen legal experts and criminal defense...
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Prof. Norman Silber Discusses Cafeteria Safety Inspections of Long Island...
Hofstra Law Professor Norman Silber was quoted in the Newsday article “Only 6% of eligible Long Island school cafeterias inspected twice a year as required by federal law, among fewest in New York.”...
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Incoming Dean Jenny Roberts Presents on Clinical Professors in Law School...
Incoming Hofstra Law Dean Jenny Roberts presented at the “Clinical Professors in Law School Leadership” workshop at the 2024 Association of American Law Schools Conference on Clinical Legal Education...
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Prof. James Sample Discusses Upside-Down American Flag at Justice Alito’s Home
Hofstra Law Professor James Sample appeared on ABC News and CNN to discuss the discovery of an upside-down American flag hanging outside of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s home in 2021. Watch the...
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