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Beverly Baker Jackson ’97 Embraces Giving Back as a Guiding Principle
“Giving is a debt we owe to the past that is repaid in the future,” says Beverly Baker Jackson ’97, lawyer, real estate developer and entrepreneur. She is the owner and manager of Baker & Baker...
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Hofstra Law Makes 2024 Syracuse National Trial Competition Semifinals
The Hofstra Law mock trial team, consisting of Sydney Albert (3L), Brian O’Regan (3L), and Caitlin McDonough (2L), finished as semifinalists at the 2024 Syracuse National Trial Competition in Syracuse,...
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Prof. Julian Ku Discusses China’s Anti-Secession Law at CSIS China Power...
Hofstra Law Professor Julian Ku was a panelist for the Center for Strategic & International Studies’ China Power Project panel, which featured the Center’s new report Employing “Non-Peaceful” Means...
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Hofstra Law Graduates Achieve Highest Bar Passage Rate in Over a Decade
Graduates from Hofstra University’s Maurice A. Deane School of Law who took the New York State Bar Exam for the first time in July 2024 achieved an 82% pass rate. This represents Hofstra Law’s best...
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Prof. James Sample Discusses Lawsuits on 2024 Election and Voting Rights
Hofstra Law Professor James Sample appeared in person on MSNBC’s Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace on October 16, 2024, to discuss litigation surrounding the 2024 election and voting rights....
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Hofstra Law Class Notes | October 2024
1988 John S. Kaiman was appointed as the new president/commissioner of the NYS Tax Appeals Tribunal. 1993 Jennifer Schoen was appointed as director of the Division of Administration (DOA) by the FDIC...
View ArticleElkana Alexandre 3L Discusses Bridging the Gap Between Social Work and Family...
“The BLSA Endowed Scholarship helped me pursue my passion in juvenile rights, while also creating new opportunities for me to succeed during my law school experience.” The post Elkana Alexandre 3L...
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In Re Hofstra Law | October 2024
Greetings Alumni, With so many Hofstra Law alums across the globe, I am grateful to engage with many of you in person, via Zoom or by phone whenever possible. We value your feedback and want to bring...
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Hofstra Law Hosts Long Island Legal Service Provider Conference
On November 1, 2024, the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, along with non-profit, immigration legal service organizations, including CARECEN, Make the Road New York, and the Safe...
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Prof. James Sample Discusses the 2024 United States Presidential Election
Hofstra Law Professor James Sample appeared on MSNBC’s Deadline: White House with Nicole Wallace to discuss how the Harris campaign will handle a potential claim of victory by former President Donald...
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Prof. Eric Lane Discusses Approved NYC Ballot Measures Proposed by Mayor Adams
Hofstra Law Professor Eric Lane was quoted in The New York Times article “N.Y.C. Voters Approve Four Ballot Measures Proposed by Mayor Adams.” Excerpt Eric Lane, a professor of law at Hofstra...
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Hofstra Law Hosts, Wins National Interdisciplinary Legal Innovation Tournament
On November 1, 2024, Hofstra Law hosted the fourth National Legal Innovation Tournament. Ten teams from five different schools participated in the interdisciplinary tournament including Hofstra Law and...
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Four Hofstra Law Students Win Scholarship to Attend Legal Tech Conference
Four third-year Hofstra Law students, Philip Coatl, Jalen Coleman, Juliet Ramdas, and Najelie Smith-Ortiz earned a competitive scholarship to attend the 11th annual Relativity Fest conference in...
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Hofstra Law Students Represent Voters Turned Away From the Polls
Twenty Hofstra Law students were on-site at Nassau County Supreme Court representing and advocating for voters that were turned away at the polls on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Of the experience,...
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Hofstra Law Advances to Final of 2024 Regional ABA Arbitration Competition
The Hofstra Law Dispute Resolution Society team, comprising third-year students Aanya Desai, Michael Krohnengold, Jaime Morales, and second-year student Kiera O’Sullivan, secured second place at the...
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Ten Hofstra Law Alumni Named Long Island ‘Leaders in Law’
Ten Hofstra Law alumni were selected as Long Island Business News 2024 Leaders in Law honorees for their outstanding achievements, involvement in their profession and support of the community. The...
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Hofstra’s Law and Medical Schools Host Collaborative Medical-Legal Mock Trial...
The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell hosted the National Medical-Legal Trial Competition last week,...
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Prof. Ellen Yaroshefsky Discusses Prosecutorial Discretion Amid Florida...
Ellen Yaroshefsky, Howard Lichtenstein Distinguished Professor of Legal Ethics, was interviewed for a Bloomberg Radio and Bloomberg Law Podcast segment on prosecutorial discretion in response to two...
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Two Alumni Co-Author Article on NY Wage and Hour Matters
Hofstra Law alumni Aaron Solomon ’09 and Alisha Talati ’23 co-authored “Standing on Less Shaky Ground: ‘Guthrie’ Decision Impact on NY Wage and Hour Matters,” published in the New York Law Journal on...
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In the News: Prof. James Sample Discusses Postponement of President Trump’s...
Hofstra Law Professor James Sample appeared on CBS News New York providing commentary on “what’s next in the Trump hush money case?” and was featured in the Salon article “A watershed moment: Lawyers...
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