Archives for: April 2009
Professor Andrew Schepard Presents at Northeast Mediation Conference
April 30th, 2009Andrew Schepard, Director of the Center for Children, Families and the Law and Professor of Law, will give a keynote address titled "The Promise of Mediation for Children and How to Make Promises Come True" at the Northeast Mediation Conference, Mediate… more »
Professor Lauris Wren Honored by St. Ignatius Jesuit Retreat
April 29th, 2009Professor Lauris Wren will be honored by St. Ignatius Jesuit Retreat during their ninth annual Gold & Tennis Outing on Monday, May 18. Professor Wren, Dr. Thomas A. Davenport and Kevin J. Dwyer are being recognized for helping Stanley Nwachuku, a yo… more »
Hofstra Law Faculty and Fellows Advocate LGBT Rights on International Stage
April 28th, 2009Hofstra Law School, a pioneer in LGBT rights programming, is making an impact around the world. Led by Associate Professors of Law Elizabeth M. Glazer and Holning Lau, faculty and students in Hofstra Law’s LGBT Rights Fellowship Program are effecting ch… more »
Professor Andrew Schepard Gives Keynote Address
April 28th, 2009Andrew Schepard, Director of the Center for Children, Families and the Law and Professor of Law, gave the keynote address entitled "Navigating the Winds of Change" to the 2009 Family Dispute Resolution Statewide Educational Institute of the Administrativ… more »
Professor Vern R. Walker Posts Teaching Video to YouTube
April 28th, 2009Professor of Law Vern R. Walker has posted to YouTube the first in a series of educational videos that he is producing, and which will appear on the Hofstra server in higher quality than YouTube provides. The videos use his default-logic framework to ana… more »
Professor Susan H. Joffe to Speak at Nassau County Bar Association Event
April 27th, 2009Professor Susan H. Joffe will speak at a presentation on The Family and Medical Leave Act on May 13 at the Nassau County Bar Association. more »
Professor Susan H. Joffe Assists Books For Kids
April 27th, 2009Professor Susan H. Joffe has been providing counsel on a pro bono basis on employment law matters to Books For Kids, a not-for-profit organization that provides books for underprivileged children. more »
Professor Linda Galler's Ethics in Tax Practice Seminar and Hofstra Tax Law Society Co-sponsor Tax Forum
April 27th, 2009Michael B. Lang presented "Patented Tax Strategies, Ethics, and Circular 230" at a forum co-sponsored by the Hofstra Tax Law Society and Professor Linda Galler's Ethics in Tax Practice Seminar.
EXCERPT:
The tax lawyer or estate planner may confront… more »
Professor Lawrence Kessler in Newsday
April 27th, 2009Lawrence Kessler, Richard J. Cardali Distinguished Professor of Trial Advocacy, was quoted in the following Newsday article.
Cheerleading injuries raising alarms
By Joie Tyrrell
April 25, 2009
EXCERPT
On Long Island, school team coaches follow t… more »
Professor Monroe Freedman Principal Drafter of a Judicial Experts' Declaration
April 27th, 2009Professor of Law Monroe H. Freedman was the principal drafter of a Judicial Experts' Declaration, signed by two dozen ethics experts, that has been filed in the matter of Judge Sharon Keller with the Texas Judicial Conduct Commission. Judge Keller order… more »
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