Published on March 5, 2018 | by LawNews
Hofstra Law’s Dispute Resolution Society participated on March 2-3 in the 6th annual National Basketball Negotiation Competition. The Hofstra Law team of John Zepka 2L (at left in photo) and Benjamin Danieli 2L advanced to the quarterfinals … Read More →
Published on February 13, 2018 | by LawNews
Hofstra Law second-year student Chantal Kwade, together with two friends, founded a nonprofit organization, Pillars of Change, in 2017. The co-founders, all of whom are of Ghanaian ancestry and grew up in traditional African households, chose … Read More →
Published on February 2, 2018 | by LawNews
The Tax Law Society at Hofstra Law is hosting a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) clinic. VITA files tax returns for qualifying taxpayers who made $54,000 or less in 2017. Last year, Tax Law Society students filed … Read More →
Published on February 1, 2018 | by LawNews
The Hofstra Law team of Zarifah Dixon 2L, Jakareh Everett 2L, Destiny Holliday 2L and Sadijah Johnson 3L advanced to the semifinal round of the Northeast Regional of 2018 Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition, which is … Read More →
Published on January 29, 2018 | by LawNews
Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP on Jan. 23 announced that James P. Stevens 1L has been selected as the 2017-18 recipient of the Moritt Hock & Hamroff Business Law Honors Fellowship. The fellowship is awarded to … Read More →
Published on November 14, 2017 | by LawNews
The Hofstra Law team of (from left in photo) Dylan Nesturrick 3L, Gabriella Malfi 2L, Elizabeth Johannesen 3L and Ryan Nelson 3L advanced to the semifinal round of the 2017 Buffalo-Niagara Mock Trial Competition. Also, Elizabeth won … Read More →
Published on November 10, 2017 | by LawNews
On Nov. 5, fifty-five veterans received free legal assistance at Hofstra Law. This one-day Veterans Legal Clinic was hosted by the Veterans Legal Assistance Project (VLAP), an initiative of the student-run Veterans Law Student Association. About 40 … Read More →
Published on October 17, 2017 | by LawNews
The team of Hofstra Law students (second through fifth from left in photo) Dylan Nesturrick 3L, Kimberly Wilkens 2L, Elizabeth Johannesen 3L and Allison Stapleton 3L won the Queens District Attorney’s Office fourth annual Mock Trial … Read More →
Published on October 3, 2017 | by LawNews
On Saturday, Sept. 30, thirty students from Hofstra Law’s Clinical Programs conducted a clinic at the Salvadoran consulate in Brentwood, New York, to help immigrants renew their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals permits. The deadline for … Read More →
Published on August 7, 2017 | by LawNews
Recent Hofstra Law graduate Chanya Sainvilus ’17 finished in the top 10 out of 240 entrants in the Philip R. Shawe Scholarship Competition, which began in March during Chanya’s last semester of law school and concluded … Read More →