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St. John's Law Alumni Establish Student Scholarship for Black and Latino Men
When the successful New York City lawyer and former NAACP Brooklyn chapter president Charles L. Kellar ’41 arrived in Nevada in 1959, the state had no Black attorneys. As an emissary of his NAACP...
Law School Launches Alumnae Leadership Council
Rose F. DiMartino '81 (third from right) with Dean Michael A. Simons and St. John's Law students and alumnae at Celebrating Women, a Women's Law Society special event she hosted in 2018 When Rose F...
St. John’s Law Team Wins International Baseball Arbitration Competition
It wasn’t how Alexander Zedlovich '22 had pictured it. But there he was, standing alone in his home’s unheated basement office, in front of a computer screen, making his case virtually to a panel of...
St. John’s Law Announces New Fellowship for Black Students and Scholarship for Students of Color
St. John’s Law is launching two important new initiatives to further its commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism: the Theodore T. Jones, Jr. Fellowship and the Aequitas Scholarship...
With a Contract and Full Report Students Put Anti-Racism into Action at St. John’s law
No More Talking. What Are We Going to Do? One statement. One question. Linked as a call to action, they brought close to 300 members of the St. John’s Law community together this past June for a...
A Moment to Center on Our Values as a Law School
Below is a message that Dean Michael A. Simons shared with St. John's Law students in the wake of the violent protests at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021...
Restaurant Industry’s Pandemic Distress is Deeply Personal for Andreas Koutsoudakis ‘21LL.M.
The heartfelt remembrances and expressions of sympathy poured in last March as news spread that COVID-19 had claimed the life of 59-year-old Andreas Koutsoudakis, Sr., the longtime New York City...
St. John’s Law Students, Faculty, and Staff Help to Bridge the Digital Divide
Eleven-year-old KV* couldn’t contain her excitement. She sat down with her family’s new laptop right away, figured out how it worked, and showed her 13-year-old sister, CV, how to use it for school...
St. John’s Law Welcomes Three New Faculty Members
Several years ago, the St. John’s Law faculty launched a bold strategic plan anchored by twin goals of academic excellence and student achievement. The plan’s success is evident across key measures...
St. John’s LL.M. Students Find It’s Just the Right Time to Become a Bankruptcy Lawyer
As COVID-19 upends the U.S. economy, bankruptcy filings are rising sharply. Businesses seeking protection include iconic retailers JCPenney, Lord & Taylor, J. Crew, and Brooks Brothers; dining and...