November 17, 2006
Students from Catholic High Schools within the Diocese of
Brooklyn attended St. John’s University School of Law’s Catholic
High School Law Day, an event sponsored by the Ronald H. Brown
Center for Civil Rights and Economic Development and Msgr. McClancy
Memorial High School, on Saturday, November 11
Almost 80 students took advantage of the unique opportunity,
which gave teenagers an inside look at becoming a lawyer.
Students representing eight different high schools took part in a
panel discussion moderated by School of Law Professor Leonard M.
Baynes, which addressed several important questions to consider
when thinking about a career in law.
The panelists – Kristopher Cartagena, third year law student at
St. John’s and President of the Latin American Law Students
Association; JoAnn Longobardi, Associate, Golenbock Eiseman Assor
Bell & Peskoe LLP; Gerard DiConza ’94, Partner DiConza Law P.C.
and Roberto C. Martens ’03, Associate, Nixon Peabody LLP – went on
to answer questions on topics ranging from influences to the
necessary grades for admission to law school and the challenges of
being a female in the field.
Admissions counselors from St. John’s School of Law and
undergraduate admissions counselors met with the students to
address admissions concerns and Theresa Conway, Career Center
Advisor, offered career advice to the students in attendance.
Hon. Patricia P. Satterfield ’77 presented the keynote address
in the afternoon during lunch. The day concluded with a Mock
Law Class presented by Professor Michael A. Simons, in addition to
the Polestino Trial Advocacy Institute conducting a Mock Trial
based on The Queen vs. Dudley and Stephens, a case from
1884.
For more information, please contact Elizabeth Reilly, Assistant
Director of Media Relations at St. John’s University at (718)
990-5789, or e-mail inquiries to reillye@stjohns.edu.