Archives for: March 2009

Professor Hillary Burgess Presents at Legal Writing Conference

March 31st, 2009
Assistant Professor of Academic Support Hillary Burgess presented at the 2009 Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference, hosted by Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. Her presentation discussed strategies for engaging students i… more »

Professor Akilah N. Folami Presents at Legal Scholarship Conference

March 31st, 2009
Professor Akilah N. Folami presented her article "Deliberative Democracy on Air: Reinvigorate Localism--Resuscitate Radio's Subversive Past," on March 28 at the 2009 Southeast-Southwest People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference on the Diversifying Med… more »

Professor Akilah N. Folami Posts on New Blog Gaining National and International Audience

March 31st, 2009
Professor Akilah N. Folami's is a key contributor to a new blog intersecting Hip Hop with Critical Legal Theory that is gaining a national and international audience. Professor Folami's recent post "It's Hard Out There for a 'Pimp:' Even on Commercial… more »

Dean Nora V. Demleitner Named Among Long Island's Most Influential Women

March 30th, 2009
For the second consecutive year, Hofstra Law Dean Nora V. Demleitner has been named one of Long Island’s Top 50 Most Influential Women in Business by The Long Island Business News. The award, sponsored by Hofstra University, LISTnet, the law office… more »

Professor Curtis Pew in National Law Journal

March 30th, 2009
Professor Curtis Pew was quoted in the following National Law Journal article. FINRA faces blitz of claims Arbitration cases jump due to unrest. By Marcia Coyle National Law Journal March 30, 2009 EXCERPT: Accused of lax oversight in the wake… more »

Assistant Dean for Career Services Michael J. Ende in Long Island Business News

March 30th, 2009
Assistant Dean for Career Services Michael J. Ende was quoted in the following Long Island Business News article. Law school graduates find few seats at area firms by Michael H. Samuels Long Island Business News March 27, 2009 EXCERPT: Ende sai… more »

"An Evaluation of the South African Amnesty Process" by Professor Jeremy J. Sarkin

March 30th, 2009
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law Jeremy J. Sarkin's article titled "An Evaluation of the South African Amnesty Process" was cited in "Truth and Reconciliation: Did the TRC Deliver," Audrey Chapman and Hugo van der Merwe, eds., University of Pennsy… more »

Professor Alafair Burke Interviewed by Channel 12 News

March 30th, 2009
Professor of Law Alafair Burke was interviewed by Channel 12 News on March 27 regarding the arrest of Leonardo Valdez-Cruz on suspicion of murdering his girlfriend. The victim had previously reported multiple incidents of violence by the defendant, but… more »

"The Professional Responsibility of the Criminal Defense Lawyer: The Three Hardest Questions" by Monroe Freedman

March 26th, 2009
Professor of Law Monroe Freedman's 1966 Mich. L. Rev. article, "The Professional Responsibility of the Criminal Defense Lawyer: The Three Hardest Questions," has been reprinted in Allhoff & Vaidya, Professions in Ethical Focus: An Anthology (2009).… more »

Professor Alan Resnick in the New York Law Journal

March 24th, 2009
Alan N. Resnick, Benjamin Weintraub Distinguished Professor of Bankruptcy Law, co-authored the following New York Law Journal article. Involuntary Bankruptcy Filings: Raise Timely or Risk Waiver New York Law Journal By Jean E. Hanson and Alan N. Res… more »