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| Let’s Celebrate Black History Month
February is Black History Month and we invite you to follow along on social media as we honor Black alumni who achieved notable firsts in the profession and mark milestones in the history of Black students and alumni at St. John’s Law. You’ll find us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
R.S.V.P. for Law Matters With Tesla’s Valerie Capers Workman ‘90
As part of our Black History Month celebration, on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 Dean Michael A. Simons welcomes Valerie Capers Workman '90, VP, People at Tesla, as his guest for our Law Matters webcast. Please register to attend, and we encourage you to read Ms. Workman’s LinkedIn message, "Bringing My Whole Self To Work At Tesla."
Join the (Book) Club!
There’s still time to register for our virtual First Friday Book Club hosted by Professors Cheryl Wade and Sheldon Evans. On February 5, 2021, we’ll discuss the Destruction of Black Civilization: Great Issues of a Race From 4500 B.C. to 2000 A.D. by sociologist, historian, and writer Chancellor Williams. There's no fee to join the Book Club, but please register to attend.
Get to Know the Alumni of Color Chapter
Want to learn about the St. John's Law Alumni Association's Alumni of Color Chapter? Join us online for the Chapter's General Body Meeting on Thursday, February 11, 2021, which will feature a conversation with three of the Law School's newest full-time faculty members of color: Renee Nicole Allen, Adrián E. Alvarez, and Sheldon A. Evans. Please RSVP to attend the meeting and to be entered into a drawing for some great St. John's Law swag.
Commitment in Action: Welcome Oliver Colbert!
Putting our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion further into action, we recently welcomed Oliver Colbert to our Admissions Office team as our first-ever Associate Director of Admissions & Diversity Initiatives. To read more about Oliver and his work, visit our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion website.
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| APALSA Lunar New Year Celebration
The Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA) is hosting a virtual Lunar New Year Celebration and you’re invited! Join us on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 as we honor public interest attorney Hana Kim '09 and then stay online for small group networking and conversations. RSVP to attend by Friday, February 5, 2021 to receive a holiday-themed gift sent to your home!
Just for Recent Grads
Navigating your first decade out of law school can be a challenge. We’ve got you covered with First 10, our new series of programs for St. John’s Law alumni who graduated in the past 10 years. Dean Michael A. Simons will be your host on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 as we welcome Farrell Fritz commercial litigation partner Katy Cole ’02 and Willkie Farr co-chair (ret.) Steve Gartner ’84 for a conversation about What Every Associate Should Know. You can register for the webcast here.
Extra! Extra!
We know you’ve got news and we want to share it! The Winter 2021 edition of Class Notes will publish online at stjohnslawseeinfra.com in early March. Please submit your news to Assistant Dean for Alumni Relations and CLE Claire C. McKeever '80SVC, '93L at mckeevec@stjohns.edu.
Need CLE Credits?
We’ve got you! Join us for our online 2021 Cabin Fever Series starting with
Handling Death Cases in New York on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Then attend The Legal Impact of the Pandemic on Coops, Condos, Rentals, Construction and Residential Real Estate on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. You can learn more and register for the CLE series here. Email any questions to mckeevec@stjohns.edu.
Save the Date to Celebrate 25 Years With 25 Stars of Public Interest . . .
. . . virtually, that is, at the Law School’s annual Public Interest Auction on Thursday, March 25, 2021. Bid high and often and purchase raffle tickets to help fund Summer Public Interest Fellowships and other public interest initiatives at St. John’s Law. Mark your calendars today and then watch your inbox for more information.
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| Scholarly Work
The St. John's Law Review has launched The Commentary as an online companion to their print publications. Two recent posts spotlight the scholarship of St. John's Law Professors Renee Nicole Allen and Anna Roberts at the intersection of racial justice and the law. Professor Allen discusses her forthcoming UCLA Law Review article, “From Academic Freedom to Cancel Culture: Silencing Black Women in the Legal Academy.” In another post, Professor Roberts talks about “Convictions As Guilt,” her article in the Fordham Law Review.
In 2017, Professor Kate Klonick’s article, "The New Governors" appeared In the Harvard Law Review, arguing that private content platforms like Facebook and Twitter should be viewed as systems of governance. Last month, the evergreen article was a top SSRN download. It was also cited in this New York Times story. The Harvard Law Review Forum published "Meta Rules for Ordinary Meaning," Professor Anita S. Krishnakumar’s essay in response to Georgetown Law Professor Kevin Tobia’s recent Harvard Law Review article on statutory interpretation.
In “Real Insider Trading,” his article for the Washington and Lee Law Review, Professor Michael Perino reports on his empirical study of insider trading enforcement. At the Global Summit sponsored by the International Forum on the Future of Constitutionalism, Professor Rosemary C. Salomone presented Transformative Constitutionalism: Education and Linguistic Rights in South Africa, which drew from a chapter in her forthcoming book, The Rise of English (Oxford University Press).
The Academic Advisory Board of the Getting Scholarship into Court Project has named Anna Roberts’s 2020 article, "Convictions as Guilt," a must read. As an elected member of the AALS Section on Evidence‘s Executive Committee, Professor Roberts is also co-leading an initiative to reform prior conviction impeachment.
In the Media
Following the latest news about deplatforming? NBC News spotlighted Professor Kate Klonick's expert take on social media and content moderation. And, in this LA Times story, Professor Jeff Sovern said: "Twitter and other social media sites are on relatively solid ground in shutting their digital doors to some users."
Financial Planning magazine quotes Professor Christine Lazaro, who heads the Law School’s Securities Arbitration Clinic, in their latest cover story about advisor fraud. “When things go wrong, they’ll go horribly wrong,” she says. “There are a lot of people who are doing the right thing and doing the right thing for their clients. We just have to hope that the system’s going to work when someone doesn’t do the right thing.”
Dean Michael A. Simons was one of 157 law school deans from across the country to sign a statement about the 2020 election, the events that took place in the Capitol, the rule of law, and the role of lawyers that earned media attention. In this story, we link to the full statement and share Dean Simons's message to St. John's Law students in the wake of the January 6, 2021 events.
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| Congratulations to 3Ls Michelle Capobianco and Ellie Sheinwald, who earned 1st and 2nd prize, respectively, in this year's Samuel M. Kaynard Memorial Law Student Service Awards. Presented by the New York State Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section, the honor recognizes student excellence in the field.
Rosalie DiFlora '22 received a scholarship from the SAME New York City Post Scholarship Fund. Awarded by the Society of American Military Engineers New York City Post, the scholarship goes to students with experience, background, or a demonstrated interest in engineering or construction/design law. Congrats, Rosalie!
The St. John's Law team of John Gilroy '21, Rebecca Pasternak '22, Alexander Zedlovich '22, and coach Ryan Lake '13LL.M. bested the field to win the national championship at this year's Tulane International Baseball Arbitration Competition. Way to go, team!
In this compilation, St. John’s Law students share what the election of Vice President Kamala Harris means to them. And, with a Contract and Full Report, students put anti-racism into action at St. John's Law. Read all about it.
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