Michael A. Simons
Dean
John V. Brennan Professor of Law
Law School, Room 4-71
718-990-6602
[email protected]
Dean Simons joined the St. John’s faculty in 1998 and was appointed Dean of the School of Law in 2009. Dean Simons graduated magna cum laude from the College of the Holy Cross and magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. After law school, Dean Simons clerked for the Honorable Louis F. Oberdorfer of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He later served as a staff attorney for The Washington Post, as an associate at Stillman, Friedman & Shaw, and as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York. Dean Simons teaches in the areas of criminal law and evidence.
Michael A. Perino
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
Dean George W. Matheson Professor of Law
Law School, Room 4-37
718-990-1928
[email protected]
Dean Perino joined the Law School faculty in 1998 and was named Vice Dean for Academic Affairs in 2020. His scholarship focuses on securities regulations, corporations, and class actions. Dean Perino has also been a Visiting Professor at Cornell Law School (2005), Columbia Law School (2002), and at Stanford Law School (1995-1998). His book, The Hellhound of Wall Street: How Ferdinand Pecora’s Investigation of the Great Crash Forever Changed American Finance, won the Citi Private Bank Financial History of the Year prize, and was named as one of the best books of 2010 by Bloomberg/Business Week, Library Journal, and Progressive magazine. He is also the author of the leading treatise on the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act; has testified in both the United States Senate and the House of Representatives; and has been retained by the SEC to provide it with a report and recommendations on the adequacy of arbitrator conflict disclosure requirements in securities arbitration. Dean Perino received his J.D. from Boston College Law School, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and his LL.M. from Columbia Law School where he was valedictorian.
Eva E. Subotnik
Associate Dean for Faculty Scholarship
Professor of Law
Law School, Room 4-11
718-990-3296
[email protected]
Eva E. Subotnik is Professor of Law and the Associate Dean for Faculty Scholarship. Her administrative duties include organizing the Faculty Workshop speaker series, running internal early stages ideas workshops, organizing the annual Faculty Scholarship Retreat, advising the Dean on faculty scholarship matters including summer stipend and publication awards, mentoring junior faculty, running the Faculty Scholarship blog, and working with the marketing department to publicize faculty scholarly activities.
Rachel H. Smith
Mary C. Daly Professor of Legal Writing
Vice Dean of Student Success
Law School, Room 4-72
718-990-3297
[email protected]
In addition to serving as the Vice Dean for Student Success, Rachel H. Smith teaches Legal Writing, Legal Research, and Law & Literature. She is committed to helping students at St. John’s build their research, writing, and practical skills through innovative teaching and experiential opportunities, including in the Law School’s cutting edge first-year classes, clinics, externships, extracurriculars, and upper-level seminars. She is the author of two legal writing books: The Legal Writing Survival Guide and The Handbook for the New Legal Writer (with Jill Barton). More information about Professor Smith can be found on her faculty page.
Vernadette Horne
Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Law School, Room 1-18D
718-990-6469
[email protected]
Vernadette Horne, Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, joined St. John’s Law School in June 2021 after serving as Senior Director of Career Services and Diversity Initiatives at Hofstra Law School for 15 years. She also served in a similar capacity at Brooklyn Law School for four years. A long-standing member of the New York City Bar Association, Ms. Horne served a 3 year term as Committee Secretary for the Committee on Recruitment and Retention of Lawyers, the Committee responsible for administering the New York City Bar Diversity Fellowship Program. Prior to her tenure at Brooklyn Law, Ms. Horne was a litigation attorney, first with Haythe & Curley and then Coblence & Warner, specializing in asbestos litigation. She received her J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law. Ms. Horne also spent three years away from law practice, during which time she was an information consultant and project manager in a corporate communications company. Prior to attending law school, she worked in the personnel department of a large corporation, where she interviewed and hired entry-level employees.
Eric W. Shannon
Associate Dean for Student Services
Adjunct Professor
Law School, Room 1-18A
718-990-6044
[email protected]
As Assistant Dean of Students, Eric is primarily responsible for the academic, intellectual, psychological, and personal aspects of student life at the Law School. Eric has also taught courses in both the J.D. and LL.M. programs at St. John’s as an adjunct professor. Before initially joining St. John’s as a career development counselor in 2018, Eric worked for several years as a litigator at an international corporate law firm. He is a graduate of Cornell University, Fordham’s Graduate School of Education, and NYU School of Law. Before obtaining his J.D., he spent two years in the Teach for America corps as a high school biology teacher.
Sheila Aronson
Manager, Office of the Dean
718-990-6602
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Our Offices
Senior Director for Academic Achievement
Kathryn Piper
718-990-7537
Room 1-18D
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Assistant Dean for Administrative Services
Nancy Brady
718-990-1946
Room 4-77
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Director, Special Projects
Claire K. Pollicino
718-990-1997
Room 4-63
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Associate Dean for Enrollment and External Relations
Trent Anderson
718-990-6613
Room 4-52
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Camille Parchment
Assistant Director of Admissions
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718-990-1923
Room 201-B
Melissa Stoll
Associate Director of Admissions
[email protected]
718-990-6698
Room 301-C
Irene Watson
Associate Director of Enrollment Operations and Data
[email protected]
718-990-6215
Room 337-D
Lily Chan
Technical Assisant
[email protected]
718-990-4021
Room 337
Executive Director of Finance
Anthony Zaccarelli
718-990-5523
Room 4-51
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Staff Accountant
Herlinda Anton
718-990-6136
Room 4-60
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Accounting Assistant
JoAnne Danile
718-990-6518
Room 4-60
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Associate Dean
Jeanne Ardan
718-990-6767
Room 3-26
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Assistant Director of Employer Relations
Tess Abbazio
718-990-1978
Room 3-19
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Associate Director of Employer and Externship Program Outreach
Thomas Blennau
718-990-5929
Room 3-18
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Assistant Director of Career Development
Martha Grieco
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Assistant Director of Career Development
Charlie Hill
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Director of Public Interest Programming
Ashleigh Georgia Kashimawo
718-990-6948
Room 3-41
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Assistant Director of Career Development
Catherine Quinn
718-990-8076
Room 3-25
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Associate Director of Employer Relations
Helena Quinn
718-990-1390
Room 3-22
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Career Counselor
Maria Rivero
718-990-6070
Room 3-28
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Associate Director of CD and Bankruptcy Career Counseling
Laura Schwartz
718-990-5309
Room 3-16
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Director, Mattone Family Institute for Real Estate Law
Robert J. Sein
718-990-7372
Room 3-40
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Assistant Director of Career Development
Elyssa Shifren '15
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Director and Professor of Law
Keith Sharman
718-990-6616
Room 4-44
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Co-Director and Professor of Law
Christopher J. Borgen
718-990-1982
Room 4-76
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Co-Director and Professor of Law
Margaret E. McGuinness
718-990-8018
Room 4-15
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Director and Frederick A. Whitney Professor of Contract Law
Mark L. Movsesian
718-990-5650
Room 4-45
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Co-Director and Cary Fields Professor of Law
Marc O. DeGirolami
718-990-6760
Room 4-03
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Director, Center for Race and Law
Associate Professor of Legal Writing
Faculty Advisor, First Generation Professionals
Faculty Advisor, Women's Law Society
Renee Nicole Allen
718-990-3057
Room 4-405
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TBD
Director and Professor of Clinical Legal Education
Jennifer Baum
718-990-1424
Room 2-26B
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Tanya Weekes, LMSW, SIFI
Clinical Social Worker
718-990-6623
Room 1-19
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Director and Professor of Clinical Legal Education
Ann L. Goldweber
718-990-6248
Room 2-26
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Associate Director and Professor of Clinical Legal Education
Gina M. Calabrese
718-990-1848
Room 2-26
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Associate Dean for Law School Advancement
Brian J. Woods
718-990-5792
Room 3-06F
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Assistant Director, Stewardship
Dominique G. Cendales
718-990-5855
Room 3-06D
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Kristen Cudahy
Development Assistant
718-990-6732
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Alumni Consultant/CLE
Claire C. McKeever '80SVC, '93L
718-990-6028
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Jeanne Farnan Mulry, Esq.
Director of Major Gifts
718-990-7991
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Jean Nolan
Assistant Director of Individual Giving
718-990-8059
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Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Vernadette Horne
718-990-6469
Room 1-18D
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Assistant Dean for Administrative Services
Nancy Brady
718-990-1946
Room 4-54
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Associate Dean for Enrollment and External Relations
Trent Anderson
718-990-6613
Room 4-52
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Associate Director for Graduate Support and Student Services
Carl Olson
718-990-2968
Room 3-01G
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Associate Director Graduate Academic Programs
Margie Townsend
718-990-2968
Room 3-01F
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Assistant Director, Graduate Studies, LL.M. Degree Programs
Ellen Gamber
718-990-6092
Room 3-01
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Faculty Director, Transnational Legal Practice, LL.M., and Professor of Law
Margaret E. McGuinness
718-990-8018
Room 4-35
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Career Advisor
Sara Drew
718-990-6656
Room 3-21
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Assistant Dean for Dispute Resolution Programs
Professor of Legal Practice
Faculty Director, Hugh L. Carey Center for Dispute Resolution
Elayne E. Greenberg
718-990-8188
Room 2-01A
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Steve Gasparis
718-990-5677
Room 1-06
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Director and Associate Professor of Law
Jeremy Sheff
718-990-5504
Room 4-13
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Co-Director and Associate Professor of Law
Eva E. Subotnik
718-990-3296
Room 4-42
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Associate Dean for Library Services
Associate Professor of Legal Research
Courtney Selby
718-990-1986
Room 1-21
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Collection Services and Digital Initiatives Librarian
Christopher Anderson
718-990-5074
Room 1-21
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Reference and Scholarly Services Librarian
Saadia Iqbal
718-990-1857
Room 1-21
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Reference and Access Services Librarian
Josh LaPorte
718-990-6826
Room 1-21
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Access and Collection Services Specialist
Amber Clarke
718-990-6829
Room 1-22
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Access and Collection Services Specialist
Mary Ann Monaghan
718-990-6825
Room 1-22
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Collection and Digital Specialist
Jeffrey Munoz
718-990-6660
Room 1M-07
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Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Vernadette Horne, Esq.
718-990-6469
Room 1-18D
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Associate Dean for Enrollment and External Relations
Trent Anderson
718-990-6613
Room 4-52
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Director of Communications
Lori Herz
718-990-8351
Room 4-48
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Graphic Designer
John Inzetta
718-990-6618
Room 4-48
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Marketing and Communications Specialist
Christine Patrizzo
718-990-2364
Room 4-48
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Director
Robert J. Sein
718-990-7372
Room 3-40
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Assistant Dean for Administrative Services
Nancy Brady
718-990-1946
Room 4-54
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Administrative Services Coordinator
Julio Ortiz
Room 3-12
718-990-6093
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Director of Public Interest Programming
Ashleigh Georgia Kashimawo
718-990-6948
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Co-Director
Ann L. Goldweber
718-990-6248
Room 2-26
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Co-Director
Gina M. Calabrese
718-990-1848
Room 2-26
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Associate Dean for External Relations
Trent Anderson
718-990-6613
Room 4-52
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Director of Communications
Lori Herz
718-990-8351
Room 4-48
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Receptionist
Mary Calabro
718-990-66015
Room 4-58
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Registrar, School of Law
Theresa Hallet
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Senior Assistant Registrar, School of Law
Carron Anderson
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Assistant Registrar, School of Law
Gina Linnemann
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Office Coordinator for the Law Registrar
Neelwatty Mahabir-Kumar
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Assistant for the Law Registrar's Office
Karen Sullivan
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Office of the Registrar, School of Law
[email protected]
718-990-6600
TBA
Director and Professor of Clinical Education
Christine Lazaro
718-990-7627
Room 2-26
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Assistant Dean for Administrative Services
Nancy Brady
718-990-1946
Room 4-54
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Director of Special Events
Theresa Duggan
718-990-6320
Room 4-52
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Assistant Director of Special Events
Iris Diaz
718-990-1950
Room 4-48
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Associate Dean for Student Services
Eric W. Shannon
718-990-6044
Room 1-18A
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Associate Director for Student Services
Melissa Kubit Angelides
718-990-6044
Room 1-18B
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Assistant Director for Student Services
Kristina Ebanks
718-990-3280
Room 1-18C
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Rachel H. Smith
Associate Dean for Experiential & Skills-Based Education
Mary C. Daly Professor of Legal Writing
Director, Writing Center
718-990-3297
Room 4-67
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