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Women's Leadership Conference Is a Resounding Success
Over 100 St. John’s Law alumnae came together for the first-ever Women’s Leadership Conference hosted by the Law School Alumni Association Alumnae Leadership Council Chapter (ALC). The event featured panels on a range of topics, from practice, promotion, and networking to leadership, longevity in the profession, and career strategies. Alumnae working in diverse practice areas offered insights, and Hon. Janet DiFiore '81, '17HON delivered remarks over lunch. You can read more about the Conference and view the event photo gallery online. To learn more about the ALC’s activities and initiatives, please email mulryj@stjohns.edu.
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Mark Your Calendars!
We’re busy planning the annual Alumni Association Luncheon, which will be held on Friday, 1/26 at the Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom. St. John’s Law alumni will come together as we honor this year’s Belson Medal recipients and present Dean Michael A. Simons with the St. Thomas More Award for his outstanding leadership over the past 15 years. Afterwards, Luncheon attendees are invited to join us at Connolly’s Pub & Restaurant, where we'll celebrate Dean Simons and wish him well as he completes his deanship. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Watch your mailbox and inbox for more information.
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Celebrating Reunion 2023
The iconic New York Athletic Club provided stunning city vistas and wonderful ambiance as St. John’s Law alumni mixed, mingled, and reminisced while celebrating their milestone 20th, 25th, 30th, 35th, and 40th reunions. Days later, the chill in the New York City air was the perfect counterpoint to the warmth in the room at Connolly's in Midtown Manhattan, where more recent Law School graduates reconnected and forged new bonds at their 5th, 10th, and 15th reunions. You can view photo galleries from the Reunion at the NYAC and the Reunion at Connolly's online.
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Spotlighting Bankruptcy Law
St. John's Law alumni who practice in the bankruptcy field and current students came together for our Bankruptcy Law Alumni Reception. The attendees honored Hon. Thomas M. Horan '04, celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the ABI Law Review, and welcomed Laura Schwartz '90 as the new director of the Law School's Center for Bankruptcy Studies. Many thanks to McDermott Will & Emory partner Kristin K. Going '02LLM for hosting at her firm's beautiful venue.
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Spotlight On . . .
In the November Real Estate Alumni Spotlight, you’ll meet Thomas J. Rossi '85, who shares: “It’s the people I meet and, in a small way, that I can help that keep me going. Whether it’s a developer or a contractor, an architect or engineer, or an individual homeowner, what clients are always seeking is help solving their problems." Read the full Spotlight online.
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Welcoming Alumni Home
We also want to thank all the alumni who returned to campus earlier this month to present and learn at the Alumni Association’s Fall CLE Weekend. Participants earned up to 16 continuing legal education credits in plenary sessions and through two program tracks: one in real estate law and one in negligence. Need CLE credits? Watch your inbox for information about the Spring CLE Weekend!
At the recent Women in Litigation Panel hosted by our student-led Women's Law Society, St. John’s Law students gained practical insights from alumnae panelists Kelechi Ajoku '17, Dominique Fequiere '18, Fiona Hogan '21, Andria Simone Kelly '92, and Marissa (Dioguardi) Muscarella '15, who work as litigators across practice settings.
It was great to host Elizabeth Aboulafia '08, Sheryl Giugliano '08L, '09LLM, and Hon. Alan Trust, Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, EDNY, at the Law School for What Every Attorney Needs to Know About Bankruptcy Law But is Afraid to Ask, a panel program co-sponsored by the Federal Bar Association, EDNY Chapter, and our student-run Bankruptcy Law Society. Many thanks to Laura Schwartz '90, who directs the Law School’s Center for Bankruptcy Studies, for organizing this impactful event.
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Professor John Q. Barrett gave a U.S. Supreme Court Overview at a recent Queens County Bar Association’s appellate practice/academy of law program.
Professor Noa Ben-Asher presented their article, "Transforming Legal Sex," at the 2023 Conference on Gender, Health & the Constitution hosted by the University of Akron School of Law’s Center for Constitutional Law. The article will be published in the North Carolina Law Review.
At Emory Law School’s Eighth Biennial Conference on the Teaching of Transactional Skills, Professor Robin Boyle led a one-hour workshop on Having Fun While Learning: Pedagogical Techniques for Teaching Contract Drafting.
The directors of the Law School’s in-house Securities Arbitration Clinic offered insights as panelists at the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association Annual Meeting. Professor Elissa Germaine presented on a panel considering The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence for Lawyers and authored written materials for the panel. Professor Christine Lazaro presented on a panel titled The Certified Financial Planner: Case Implications When Parties or Witnesses Have CFP Certification or Other Investment Credentials, along with securities lawyers and financial experts.
Professor Mark Movsesian shared his short paper, "RFRA and the New Thoreaus," at Religious Freedom Restoration Act at Thirty, an online symposium hosted by Emory’s Center for the Study of Law and Religion. The paper explores how the rise of the Nones affects the definition of religion for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and other purposes.
Professor Abel Rodríguez presented his work-in-progress, "The Necropolitics of Immigration Enforcement," at the LatCrit 2023 Biennial Conference. The project examines the harms caused by migration control and the implications of increasingly violent enforcement for liberal democracies.
Jotwell: The Journal of Things We Like (Lots) reviewed Professor Eva Subotnik’s co-authored article, "Copyright’s Capacity Gap," which will appear in the U.C. Davis Law Review. Professor Subotnik presented another forthcoming paper at a Columbia Law School symposium addressing the derivative works right in the wake of Warhol v. Goldsmith. That co-authored paper will be published in the Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts.
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Write On!
Let’s hear it for Alex Snow '24 and Jessica Oshanani '24, winners of this year’s Best Notes Writing Competition hosted by the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development (JCRED). Earning first place was Alex’s note, "Florida’s 'Don’t Say Gay' Bill And Its Discriminatory Impact on the LGBTQ Community: Suppressing the Identities of Students and Teachers in the Name of Parental Empowerment in Education." Jessica’s note, "Should I Supersede or Should I Go: Individual Protection and Private Company Interests in Implementing a Federal Biometric Privacy Law," stood out to take second place. The students authored their notes as part of the Perspectives on Justice course, with guidance from Adjunct Professor Christina Piecora '15 and Professors Rosa Castello and Elaine Chiu.
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On [Mock] Trial
The Frank S. Polestino Trial Advocacy Institute (PTAI) team of Jonathan Carelli '25, Justin Fuller '25, Rebecca Goldberg '24, and Kylie Mulholland '24 bested a talented field of competitors from 29 other law schools to win the prestigious Buffalo-Niagara Mock Trial Tournament. Jonathan also took home the Best Advocate Award in the tournament’s final round. The team was coached by Adjunct Professors Mark S. Luccarelli '18 and Gabriel Mendoza.
The PTAI team of Naya Brown-Yohay '24, Hailey Janysek '25, Camille Perbost '24, and Emily Ruchalski '24 reached the semifinals of the Quinnipiac National Trial Competition. In addition to the team's success, Camille won the Best Cross Examination Award and Naya won the Best Closing Argument Award in the competition’s preliminary rounds. The team was coached by St. John’s Law alumni Melissa Beach '08 and Michael Maffei '11.
The winners of PTAI's 2023 Charles M. Sparacio Criminal Internal Trial Competition were Carl Poole '25, Stephanie LaPlante '25, and Kellene Rottenberger '25. They were coached by Elizabeth Sheehan '22 and Connor Quinn.
Congratulations, all!
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Please email Lori Herz, See infra's Managing Editor and Lead Writer, at herzl@stjohns.edu.
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