Public Interest Center Celebrates Opening
and Presents Public Interest Service Award
October 5, 2010
“Our
students are being given a gift – the power of being a lawyer. And
with that gift comes an obligation: the obligation to use their
training, their knowledge and their skills on behalf of those less
fortunate; the obligation to serve the common good.” Dean Michael
A. Simons shared this resonant message with students, alumni,
faculty and administrators at the official opening of the Law
School’s
Public Interest Center on September 21, 2010. “We are a
community of learners and educators animated by the Spirit of St.
Vincent,” he noted, referring to the activist St. Vincent de
Paul, who devoted his life to solving the problems of the poor
and voiceless. Continuing that Vincentian tradition, St. John’s is
committed to searching out the causes of poverty and social
injustice and to encouraging solutions that are adaptable,
effective and concrete. The Law School’s new Public
Interest Center is founded on, and fully embraces, this
practical and sustainable approach to public service.
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Christina Papadopoulos ’12 Receives Alan
Becker Memorial Scholarship
September 30, 2010
A panel of leading management-side
labor and employment lawyers addressed St. John’s School of Law
students, alumni and faculty at the 14 Annual Management Lawyers’
Colloquium on September 22, 2010. David
L. Gregory, the Law School’s Dorothy Day Professor of Law and
Executive Director of its
Center for Labor and Employment Law, introduced the panel,
which included:
- Frederick Braid ’71 - Holland & Knight
- James P. Clark ’94 - Cullen and Dykman LLP
- Philip P. Davidoff ’91 - Ford & Harrison LLP
- Ana C. Shields ’04 - Jackson Lewis LLP
- Evan J. Spelfogel - Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
- Ernest Stolzer ’79 - Bond, Schoeneck & King, P.L.L.C.
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Center for Labor and Employment Law Hosts
Labor Scholar Jack Getman
September 24, 2010
“Organizing from the ground up, with the
voices of workers driving the process, is key to the success and
future of labor unions.” This was one of many resonant points
renowned labor scholar Julius G. (“Jack”) Getman made to over 175
St. John’s Law School students, faculty, alumni and friends who
came together on September 16, 2010 to celebrate his new book,
Restoring the Power of Unions: It Takes a Movement (Yale
University Press). “It’s an honor to welcome Jack Getman, the Earl
E. Sheffield Regents Chair at the University of Texas School of
Law,” Dean Michael
A. Simons said. “This evening of discourse on his powerful book
is a wonderful way to mark our
Center for Labor and Employment Law’s inaugural year.”
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Law School Welcomes 2010 Entering
Class
September 1, 2010
Over the last two weeks, the 1Ls participated in a variety of
orientation activities designed to introduce them to the Law School
and to the study of law, including the Introduction to Law class, a
series of student receptions, a student-faculty mixer and a
Manhattan Harbor dinner cruise. Honoring the School’s Vincentian
tradition, the students joined faculty, administrators and
staff across the University for a Day of Service and Reflection.
Service projects included working with the elderly and homeless in
the surrounding community as well as projects focusing on economic
justice. “Service Day was an opportunity for the incoming
students to begin what we hope will be a career-long commitment to
pro bono service and social justice,” said Rachel D. Andron,
Director of the Law School’s
Public Interest Center. “It also provided the students with an
opportunity to bond with classmates over a shared experience of
giving back.”
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Law Librarian Joseph Hinger Teaches the
Latest Cataloging Methods in El Salvador
July 22, 2010
Four years ago Joseph Hinger, Associate
Director for Technical Services at the Rittenberg Law Library,
participated in St. John’s inaugural Vincentian Mission Certificate
program. After engaging in a curriculum focused on the practical
expression of Vincentian service and leadership, Hinger came away
with a strong commitment to use his expertise in librarianship and
technical services to help colleagues in developing countries
throughout Latin America.
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Law
Student Receives Inaugural Scholarship from Coca-Cola
Enterprises
July 14, 2010
Vanessa Delaney 2L recently received the inaugural Coca-Cola
Enterprises, Inc. (CCE) Excellence in Labor and Employment Law
scholarship.Vanessa, who holds a masters in labor relations, earned
the scholarship for her high academic performance and work in her
community. The $15,000 scholarship will be awarded annually to a
deserving St. John's law student.
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Center
for Law and Religion Hosts International Conference at Paris
Campus
June 22, 2010
St. John’s scenic Paris campus was the setting for Laïcité in
Comparative Perspective, the Center for Law and Religion’s
inaugural academic conference held on June 11, 2010. Scholars from
a cross-section of universities in Europe and the United States
came together for a lively roundtable discussion and debate on
religious liberty in France, the United States, and other
countries.
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Ronald H. Brown Prep Program Welcomes 56
Participants to St. John's
June 10, 2010
A lively group of college sophomores and juniors gathered for the
first day of the Ronald H. Brown Prep Program for College Students.
Celebrating a milestone fifth anniversary, this nine-week
educational experience is offered by the Law School’s Ronald H.
Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic Development. The Program
aims to reach students from underrepresented backgrounds − who are
often the first members of their family to attend college − and
encourage them to apply to law school and pursue the study and
practice of law.
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Judge
Denny Chin Addresses the Law School’s Class of 2010
June 8, 2010
On June 6, 2010, the Law School’s 296 J.D. candidates and 20 LL.M.
candidates convened at Carnesecca Arena for the 140th Commencement
Exercises. Associate Academic Dean and Professor of Law Margaret
Valentine Turano ‘77L served as Director of Proceedings for the
ceremony that included over 4,000 family, friends, faculty,
administrators, staff and alumni in the Law School community.
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NLRB
Chairman Keynotes Center for Labor and Employment Law’s Inaugural
Reception
June 2, 2010
The Law School’s Center for Labor and Employment Law held its
inaugural reception at St. John’s Manhattan campus on June 2, 2010.
Attended by more than 125 Law School graduates and friends, the
spirited evening marked the 75th anniversary of the National Labor
Relations Act. It also anchored NYU Law’s 63rd Annual Conference on
Labor, a prestigious event held on June 3-4, 2010 and co-sponsored
by St. John’s School of Law and Cornell University’s ILR
School.
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Judge Denny Chin to Speak at St. John’s School of
Law 2010 Commencement Exercises
May 27, 2010
Dean Michael A. Simons is pleased to announce that newly appointed
Second Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Denny Chin will speak at the
School of Law’s commencement on June 6. Rev. Donald J. Harrington,
C.M., president of St. John’s University, will present Judge Chin
with an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree.
Judge Chin has been a United States District Judge for the
Southern District of New York since 1994 and his appointment to the
Second Circuit Court of Appeals was unanimously confirmed by the
Senate on April 22, 2010.
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Center
for Law and Religion to Host Inaugural Event at Paris
Campus
May 27, 2010
The School of Law’s new Center for Law and Religion will host its
inaugural event, an academic roundtable, at the St. John’s
University Paris campus on June 10-11, 2010.
Established in 2010, the Center provides a forum for the study
of law and religion from domestic, international and comparative
perspectives. In addition to hosting academic conferences and
speakers from academia and public life, it also coordinates the Law
School’s law-and-religion curriculum and promotes dialogue among
scholars with different viewpoints, both religious and
non-religious.
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St. John’s Hosts Mock Trial Program for Over 250
Middle School Students
May 27, 2010
On Saturday May 22, 2010, the Law School teemed with over 250
future lawyers and their families participating in the 8th Annual
Catholic Middle School Mock Trial Program. The program was jointly
sponsored by St. Brigid/Our Lady of Hope Regional School in
Westbury, St. John’s School of Law and the Ronald H. Brown Center
for Civil Rights and Economic Development.
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Law
School Community Gathers to Dedicate Portrait of Former Dean Mary
C. Daly
May 17, 2010
School of Law faculty members, administrators and alumni joined
with family and friends of former dean Mary C. Daly for the
dedication of her portrait.
Reflecting on Dean Daly’s legacy, Dean Michael A. Simons
observed: “In many ways, this portrait is a tribute to the way in
which Mary left this earth – and left St. John’s – better than she
found it.”
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EASL Honors Distinguished Alumnus L.
Peter Parcher
May 6, 2010
Against a musical backdrop provided by Professor Vincent C.
Alexander and Vice Dean Emeritus Andrew J. Simons, students,
faculty, alumni and friends all enjoyed EASL’s Annual Distinguished
Alumni Reception.
EASL encourages and supports students considering careers in the
fields of entertainment, arts and sports law. In addition to
helping shape the School of Law’s entertainment, arts and sports
law curriculum, it hosts a range of panels, symposia, competitions
and networking events during the year. And, each spring, it
presents the Memorial Joseph J. Beard Distinguished Alumni Award to
a Law School alumnus in recognition of his or her outstanding
achievements in the practice of entertainment and sports law.
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Moot Court Honor Society Hosts Fourth
Annual Roy L. Reardon Competition
April 28, 2010
Law students, faculty, administrators and prominent alumni gathered
in the spectator gallery of the School of Law’s Belson Moot Court
Room for the final round of the Fourth Annual Roy L. Reardon Oral
Advocacy Moot Court Competition.
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School
of Law’s Third Annual Vets and Pets Charity 5K Big
Success
April 19, 2010
Over 100 law students, family members, alumni and community members
– along with their four-legged friends – recently came together on
a beautiful spring day to run, walk and cheer for two worthy
causes.
Co-sponsored by the Armed Forces Society and Animal Law Society,
this year’s Vets and Pets Charity 5K raised nearly $4000.
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Law Student Associations Host the 12th Annual
Ronald H. Brown Alumni Dinner
April 19, 2010
The School of Law’s Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and
Economic Development (the “Ronald H. Brown Center”) and the Asian
Pacific, Black, Latin American and South Asian Law Student
Associations jointly hosted the Ronald H. Brown Alumni Dinner. The
annual event pays tribute to Ronald H. Brown, a 1970 School of Law
graduate who became Deputy Executive Director of the Urban League,
the first African American partner of Patton Boggs LLP, the first
African American Secretary of Commerce and the first African
American Chair of the Democratic National Committee.
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Moot Court Honor Society Excels at Recent
Competition
April 19, 2010
March was a banner month for the St. John’s School of Law Moot
Court Honor Society. Two moot court teams earned high honors at
Fordham’s 35th Annual Irving R. Kaufman Memorial Securities
Regulation Moot Court Competition. Jacquelyn Mascetti 2L and Thomas
Rooney 3L took first place in the competition after arguing before
a distinguished Final Round Panel that included Judge Richard A.
Posner (7th Cir.), Judge Boyce F. Martin, Jr. (6th Cir.) and Judge
Paul J. Kelly, Jr. (10th Cir). The team also came in second for
Best Petitioner’s Brief and Jacquelyn was named Best Oralist. In a
notable performance, teammates Brianne Mitchell 2L and Michael Diaz
2L advanced to the quarter finals and won Best Respondent’s
Brief.
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Public
Interest Auction Raises Over $88,000 for Public Interest
Fellowships
March 31, 2010
A festive energy permeated the Law School cafeteria as St. John’s
hosted its 14th Annual Public Interest Auction on Thursday, March
25, 2010. This popular event, attended by students, faculty and
alumni alike, featured both a silent auction and a live auction.
The auction raised a record-breaking $88,600 in support of student
fellowships.
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Anthony J. D`Auria ’60 Honored at Annual Law
Review Reception
April 12, 2010
In March, 170 members of the St. John’s Law Review family gathered
at the prestigious New York Athletic Club to celebrate the
traditional “key ceremony” and to pay tribute to long-time
litigator Anthony J. D`Auria ’60.
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Chief Judge Alex Kozinski visits the School of
Law
April 6, 2010
The Honorable Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, visited St. John’s University School
of Law as its Jurist-in-Residence on March 18, 2010. Throughout the
day, the Chief Judge met with students and faculty, and displayed
why he is one of the most prominent, widely read, engaging, and
admired jurists in the world.
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St. John’s Law Students Gain Experience While
Serving Community
March 31, 2010
A hallmark of the St. John’s University educational experience is
integrating the Vincentian mission of service into students’ lives.
Every week, students from the School of Law embrace that mission as
they minister to clients from diverse cultures through the Bridge
to Justice Clinic.
Janice Villiers, Associate Professor of Law and Coordinator of the
program, said that the staff at Bread and Life reached out to her
last year and identified assistance with immigration issues as a
critical need among their clients, many of whom hail from Central
and South America, Europe and the Caribbean. Sponsored by St.
John’s University, Bread and Life is Brooklyn’s largest provider of
meals and other services to those in need.
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18th Annual Chief Judge Conrad B. Duberstein
Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition
March 18, 2010
Teams from the University of Texas School Of Law swept the 18th
Annual Chief Judge Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court
Competition, winning both the oral rounds and the award for Best
Brief. Forty-seven teams from law schools around the country
competed in New York from March 13th – 15th at the nation’s only
moot court competition devoted entirely to bankruptcy.
Last year’s winner, the University of Miami School Of Law, tied for
third place with the Texas Tech University School of Law.
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Journal of Civil Rights and Economic
Development
March 17, 2010
On Friday March 5, 2010, the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic
Development, the official journal of The Ronald H. Brown Center,
held its 17th annual Symposium entitled "The Fall of the Economy
and its Effect on New York." This Symposium fostered a
discussion about business social responsibility, government
bailouts of big business and the mortgage foreclosure crisis. The
panelists also explored the economic inequities in the United
States, and in New York City, which predated the recent economic
crisis and have been exacerbated by the biggest economic
collapse since the Great Depression.
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School of Law Students Awarded 2010 New
York City Bar Diversity Summer Fellowships
March 17, 2010
Tawsif Chowdhury 2L, Daphney Gachette 1L, Dominique Saint-Fort 1L
and Nkechi (“Nk”) Udogwu 1L from St. John’s University School of
Law have each been awarded a prestigious 2010 New York City Bar
Diversity Fellowship. The Fellowship Program, sponsored by the
Committee on Recruitment and Retention of Lawyers of the New York
City Bar Association, is a highly competitive program offering
first-year and second-year evening students from underrepresented
populations a unique summer employment opportunity in outstanding
law firms and corporate law departments.
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School of Law students awarded NYCLA
Minority Judicial Internships
March 17, 2010
Nicole Aldridge-Henry (2L) and Jillian de Chavez (1L) from St.
John’s University School of Law have been awarded Summer 2010
internships through the prestigious Minority Judicial Internship
Program sponsored by The New York County Lawyers' Association's
(NYCLA). The program, established by NYCLA past president the
Honorable Harold Baer Jr. and his wife, Dr. Suzanne Baer, just
entered its 22nd year. The program is a testament to NYCLA's
leadership role in seeking to promote equal opportunity throughout
the legal profession. Nicole and Jillian were among five judicial
internship recipients selected from a pool of 53 applicants. The
program is open to law students from 8 New York area law schools.
Interns will spend eight weeks during the summer interning for a
state or federal judge.
St. John’s Law Student Awarded Peggy Browning
Fellowship Award
March 17, 2010
Andrea Andrade 2L, from Corona, New York wins the prestigious Peggy
Browning Fellowship Award
Andrea will spend her fellowship working at General Counsel's
office of Teamsters Union in D.C. Andrea a double alumna of St.
John’s University earned her undergraduate and graduate degree in
Government and Politics.
The Peggy Browning Fund is a not for-profit organization
established in memory of Margaret A. Browning, a prominent
union-side attorney who was a Member of the National Labor
Relations Board (NLRB) from 1994 until 1997
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The Fall of the Economy: How New York Can
Rise to the Challenge
Friday, March 5, 2010
The Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development, the official
journal of the Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic
and Development, presented its 17th Annual Symposium,
titled The Fall of the Economy: How New York Can Rise
to the Challenge, on March 5, 2010. This Symposium
fostered a discussion about business social responsibility,
government bailouts of big business and the mortgage foreclosure
crisis. Panels explored the economic inequities in the United
States, and in New York City, that predated the recent economic
crisis and have been exacerbated by the biggest economic
collapse since the Great Depression.
Symposium Agenda
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School of Law Entertainment, Arts, and
Sports Law Society Participate in Grammy Foundation's Entertainment
Law Initiative
March 3, 2010
St. John’s School of Law Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law
Society students excel in the Grammy Foundation's Entertainment Law
Initiative (ELI) Writing Competition
Congratulations to Michael Smith 3L and Sohail Itani 2L for their
participation in the Grammy Foundation's Entertainment Law
Initiative (ELI) Writing Competition.
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Securities Arbitration Clinic featured in the
first edition of the Bloomberg Law Reports
February 22, 2010
St. John's University School of Law Securities Arbitration Clinic
was featured in the first edition of Bloomberg Law Reports, student
edition. The article discusses the Clinic's investor
protection, advocacy and educational achievements and
endeavors.
The article was written by Professor Lisa Catalano, Director,
Securities Arbitration Clinic and Associate Professor of Clinical
Education and Professor Christine Lazaro, Supervising Attorney,
Securities Arbitration Clinic.
St. John's Law Students Receive Top Honors at the
New York State Bar Association’s Annual Labor and Employment Law
Section Luncheon
February 18, 2010
Congratulations to Devin Sullivan ’10, first prize winner of the
Samuel M. Kaynard Memorial Student Service Award Competition
sponsored by the Labor and Employment Law Section of the New York
State Bar Association. We also congratulate Dayna Tann ’10,
the third place recipient of the 2009 Dr. Emanuel Stein Memorial
Law Student Writing Competition.
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Celebrating a Tradition that’s “All About Heart”
- The Honorable Hugh L. Carey and Mark T. O’Rourke Honored at
Annual Alumni Luncheon
February 16, 2010
On January 29, 2010, over 275 St. John’s Alumni, faculty and law
students gathered together at the New York Hilton for the 2010
Annual Alumni Luncheon. Each year, this event honors
distinguished alumni with the presentation of both the Dean John J.
Murphy and Recent Graduate Service Awards.
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Professor Leonard M. Baynes Honored by the New
York State Bar Association
February 12, 2010
On Monday, January 25, Leonard M. Baynes, one of St. John’s highly
respected Professors of Law, received the New York State Bar
Association’s 2010 Diversity Trailblazer award, sponsored by the
Committee on Minorities in the Profession.
As Director of the Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and
Economic Development at St. John’s School of Law, Professor Baynes
was recognized for his exemplary work to diversify the legal
profession.
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Margaret V. Turano ’77 Reflects on Position as
Associate Academic Dean
January 19, 2010
St. John’s University School of Law recently appointed Margaret V.
“Peggy” Turano ’77 as associate academic dean. As a member of the
School of Law faculty, Turano was named Professor of the Year by
the students in 2008 and received the Dean’s Teaching Award three
times. In addition to her J.D. from St. John’s, she holds a LL.M.
from Yale Law School, a master’s degree from the University of
Wisconsin and a bachelor’s degree from the College of New
Rochelle.
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St. John's Law Student wins First Prize
NYSBA Samuel M. Kaynard Memorial Student Service Award Labor and
Employment Law Section
January 13, 2010
Congratulations to Devin Sullivan ’10, first prize winner of the
Samuel M. Kaynard Memorial Student Service Award Labor and
Employment Law Section New York State Bar Association.
The award is based on academic excellence, relevant employment and
internship experience, and, especially, leadership in law school
co-curricular activities fostering greater awareness of labor and
employment law issues. Mr. Sullivan, an alumnus of the Cornell ILR
school, is the President of the St. John’s Labor Relations and
Employment Law Society 2009-2010. He will be publicly recognized as
the guest of honor at the section’s annual luncheon on January 29,
2010 in Manhattan.
St. John’s University School of Law
Alumni Association Hosts Annual Alumni Luncheon
January 8, 2010
The Law School’s Alumni Community will come together for its annual
Alumni Association Luncheon on Friday, January 29, 2010 beginning
with an 11:30AM cocktail hour. This yearly event will take
place at the New York Hilton and Towers.
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Alumni Help Trial Advocacy Team Clinch Second
National Championship Victory
January 8, 2010
This past Fall St. John’s School of Law took top awards at the
National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) Tournament of
Champions for the second time in three years, when they competed
against Law Schools across the country. This event is one of the
premier law school trial competitions in the nation and is known
for hosting the top trial advocacy teams.
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