In connection with its Project Outreach, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces will visit Hofstra on November 3, 2010, to hear a case pending before it. As part of the Court’s visit, two Hofstra students – 3Ls Michael Zisser and Michael Levin – will be permitted to assist in the preparation of an amicus brief to be filed with the Court. One of the students will also be permitted to deliver an oral argument in the case. Professor Frank Gulino, a member of the Bar of the Court, will serve as attorney of record for the amicus curiae and will supervise and sign off on the work of the students.

Professor Andrew Schepard participated in the Families Matter Symposium at the University of Baltimore School of Law organized by the American Bar Association Section on Family Law from June 24th to 25th. The purpose of the Symposium was to convene national leaders from different disciplines to create an agenda for “changing the practice of family law from an adversarial and divisive process to one that focuses on methods that are less destructive to families and children.”

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Professor Miriam Albert was a presenter at Emory University School of Law’s Center for Transactional Law and Practice’s biannual conference “Transactional Education: What’s Next” on June 5. Professor Albert was featured in an “Exercise Showcase” where she demonstrated how to include a significant skills component in a traditional doctrinal case analysis, even in a large classroom setting; she offered a new way to think about both teaching doctrinal transactional law, and teaching transactional skills law- highlighting the overlaps and synergies, to help erode the divide between these two conceptually-linked areas of teaching.

Associate Professor of Legal Writing, Susan Joffe delivered a presentation to the Education Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association on “Risks and Opportunities: The Interview and Selection Process” on June 15. The presentation focused on complying with legal guidelines while gathering necessary and relevant information for effective hiring decisions.

Susan Joffe is also serving as a judge for the 2010 Scribes Brief Writing Award Competition for Scribes, the American Society of Legal Writers.

Professor Camille Nelson has been named dean of Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts effective September 1, 2010.

Professor Nelson will be the first woman and the first person of color to hold the position of dean in Suffolk Law School’s 104-year history. Professor Nelson is a widely recognized scholar in the field of critical race theory and cultural studies. Her writings are respected for both their insights and creativity.

Before joining Hofstra Law in fall 2009, Professor Nelson was a visiting faculty member at Washington University in Saint Louis School of Law where she was the Dean’s Distinguished Scholar in Residence. From 2000-2009, she was a faculty member at Saint Louis University School of Law.

To read more about Professor Nelson’s new role, read news articles from The National Law Journal and the Boston Globe.