The St. John’s Law Class of 2020 Comes Home to Graduate
It was a special, and an especially moving, homecoming. Even Mother Nature seemed to know it. Gray clouds that had lingered all day gave way to evening blue skies and sunshine as members of the Law...
A Conversation With Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Vernadette Horne
In June, Vernadette Horne joined the Law School’s leadership team as Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Here, she sits down with Director of Communications Lori Herz to discuss...
Poet and Educator Oliver W. Colbert Brings His Full Self to Work in Law School Admissions
Poetry has been Oliver W. Colbert’s constant companion. It’s journeyed with him from childhood through some turbulent teenage years, onto academic and professional achievement, and now as he brings...
For Matthew Cleaver ’21 Public Interest Takes Center Stage
Law school was a second act of sorts for Matt Cleaver. After college, he relocated to New York City and spent about 10 years on Off-Broadway theater production teams. He also channeled his creative...
St. John’s Law Celebrates Commencement 2021
It takes about six steps to get up to the graduation stage in St. John’s Carnesecca Arena and around a dozen more to cross it. But, as Dean Michael A. Simons shared with celebrants at the Law School’s...
Taking a Stand Against Religious and Ethnic Hatred
On June 3, 2021, Dean Michael A. Simons sent a message to St. John's Law students about the recent rise in anti-Semitic and Islamophobic violence and rhetoric, reiterating the Law School's commitment...
Love and ADR: St. John’s Law Students Make the Connection
Brady Foster ’21 knew that Terrace on the Park restaurant in Corona, Queens was the perfect spot for a marriage proposal this past December. There was the Manhattan skyline to take in, a family...
Remembering Erica B. Fine ‘82
The Law School community mourns the loss of beloved alumna, colleague, and friend Erica Fine, who passed away suddenly last weekend. A 1982 graduate and an integral part of the St. John’s Law family...
Law School Mourns the Loss of Professor Robert E. Parella ‘11HON
The St. John’s Law community mourns the loss of Professor Robert E. Parella, a beloved colleague and teacher, who passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Professor Parella served on the Law School’s...
Students Explore Federal Practice Hands On
By his own admission, Connor Winship ’22 is a big fan of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs. He discovered them early in his 1L year, when he joined the St. John’s Law division of the Federal...