From Duberstein to BigLaw: Andrew Butler ‘17LL.M. Builds a Rewarding Career in Bankruptcy Law
When he and his teammates from Regent University School of Law arrived in New York City for the Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition, Andrew Butler had no idea that it was going to be a life...
Allyson Rivard ’20 Finds Her Calling Through The Law School’s Public Interest Center
Working as a high school special education teacher, Ally Rivard would attend meetings between parents and school officials charged with allocating student services. “A lot of times, the parents didn’t...
Law School Celebrates Commencement 2019
As she danced—literally—off the Carnesecca Arena stage to the crowd’s applause, Tina Kassangana '19 took in her first few moments as a St. John’s Law graduate. It was a milestone occasion she shared...
St. John’s University Mourns the Loss of Joseph O. Giaimo '59CBA, '61L, '86HON
Joseph O. Giaimo '59CBA, '61L, '86HON, 84, died Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital in Port Washington, NY. Always the life of the party, this quintessential New Yorker loved making his famous pizza, always with anchovies, while sipping Dewar’s and soda and watching the Mets or, on the off season, St. John’s basketball. At his peaceful passing, he was comforted by the rock of his life, his Irish beauty, Kathleen.
Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson to Speak at St. John’s Law Commencement
Jeh Charles Johnson, the former United States Secretary of Homeland Security, will be the Law School’s commencement speaker and will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws on Sunday, June 2, 2019. The...
St. John’s Law Mourns the Loss of David Ferraro ‘20
The St. John’s Law community mourns the loss of third-year evening student David Ferraro, who died in an accident this past weekend while traveling from his home in Brooklyn to the Law school. “This...
St. John’s Upsets Fordham at the Inaugural Red-Ram Mock Trial Challenge
On a recent Monday night, a different kind of subway series was underway in a majestic courtroom at the United States Courthouse in lower Manhattan. Two teams, one from St. John’s Law and one from...
2019 Gala Event Celebrates Diversity and Inclusion at St. John’s Law
Earlier this month, the St. John’s Law community came together at the scenic Tribeca Rooftop in lower Manhattan for the third annual Diversity & Inclusion Gala. Yessica J. Pinales ’19, who has helped...
Poster Exhibit Spotlights the US Home Front during World War II
Graduate students in St. John’s University’s Master of Arts programs in Museum Administration and Public History brought to vivid life the US propaganda effort during World War II with an exhibit featuring authentic posters held in the University Libraries’ Special Collections.
Multidistrict Litigation Scholar Elizabeth Chamblee Burch Receives 2019 Mangano Award
St. John’s Law welcomed Professor Elizabeth Chamblee Burch, the Fuller E. Callaway Chair of Law at the University of Georgia School of Law, to campus recently to accept the Hugh L. Carey Center for...