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![2020 Duberstein Competition Winners](/sites/default/files/styles/360x240/public/2020-03/20_duberstein_winners_960.jpg?itok=yEef2a2X)
St. John’s and ABI Host Nation’s Premier Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition
New York City, the heart of international law and commerce, is a fitting venue for the annual Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition . This year, the nation’s premier bankruptcy competition...
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From Paris, France to New York, New York: Anne-Marie Berraute ‘19LL.M Builds a Career in International Law
As she stood for the swearing in ceremony at the Appellate Division, Second Department’s majestic courthouse in Brooklyn, Anne-Marie Berraute knew it was a milestone moment. She was about to become a...
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Victoria M. Cantrella ’10 Finds Her Path and Purpose in the Law
Growing up in suburban New Jersey, Victoria Cantrella knew she wanted to be a lawyer. Her eight-year-old self figured it was her destiny because she was good at winning arguments. But as she got older...
![L-R: Dan Drury '20, Helen Wrobel '94, and Rita Wang ‘19LL.M](/sites/default/files/styles/360x240/public/2020-02/access_justice_image.png?itok=orV3FHXh)
St. John’s Law Volunteer Programs Help to Bridge the Justice Gap
Weeks after Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of coastal New York City, Helen Wrobel ’94 was in a van with St. John’s Law alumni, faculty members, and students who had volunteered to help victims of...
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Alumni Association Luncheon Celebrates St. John’s Law and Its Outstanding Graduates
Last week, over 300 alumni came together at the Manhattan Center in New York City for the annual Law School Alumni Association Luncheon. As they mixed and mingled with friends, faculty members, and...
![Hon. Janet Difore '81, '17HON addresses 1Ls in Law School's intersession Lawyering course](/sites/default/files/styles/360x240/public/2020-01/20_difiore_lawyering_talk_960.jpg?itok=vkqkZz_G)
Intersession Lawyering Course Prepares 1Ls for Real-World Dispute Resolution
Last spring, Hon. Janet DiFiore ’81, ‘17HON announced the next phase of her Excellence Initiative, an effort to reform New York’s expansive court system under her guidance as Chief Judge of the Court...
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An Empirical Study of Admissions in SEC Settlements Wins 2020 Mangano Award
Verity Winship , a Professor of Law at the University of Illinois, and Jennifer K. Robbennolt , an Alice Curtis Campbell Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois...
![Daniel Vitagliano ’20 and Anthony Nania ’20](/sites/default/files/styles/360x240/public/2020-01/20_clr_fellows_940x640.jpg?itok=Mtlz9Dxe)
Center for Law and Religion Student Fellows Earn Prestigious Judicial Clerkships
Each year, hundreds of law students vie for post-graduate clerkships in federal, state, and local courts across the country. The coveted one- or two-year positions offer an unrivaled opportunity for...
![St. John’s University Hosts Inauguration of Honorable Melinda Katz ’90L, first female District Attorney of Queens County](/sites/default/files/styles/360x240/public/2020-01/200106_inauguration_of_melinda_katz_429.jpg?itok=XI5bJzrV)
St. John’s University Hosts Inauguration of Honorable Melinda Katz ’90L, first female District Attorney of Queens County
What began with a post-Election Day campus space inquiry in a cell phone call to Joseph Sciame ’71Ed, St. John’s University’s Vice President for Community Relations , concluded just weeks later on...
![Mary Kay Vyskocil '83 becomes a federal judge](/sites/default/files/styles/360x240/public/2019-12/19_vyskosil_16_induction_960.jpg?itok=bEJRPvkv)
Hon. Mary Kay Vyskocil ’83 is Confirmed as a U.S. District Judge
Hon. Mar Kay Vyskocil, who currently presides as a federal bankruptcy judge in New York, has been confirmed to serve as a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York (SDNY). After...