Published on March 21, 2017 | by LawNews
Hofstra Law will be hosting a free Veterans Legal Clinic on Saturday, April 1, 2017, at the Law School. The clinic is open to all veterans and offers a free consultation with attorneys who specialize in VA … Read More →
Published on March 17, 2017 | by LawNews
The Hofstra Law community is saddened by the passing of Lawrence W. Kessler, the Richard J. Cardali Distinguished Professor of Trial Advocacy. Professor Kessler taught at Hofstra Law for 43 years and was director of the … Read More →
Published on February 28, 2017 | by LawNews
The Hofstra Law team of third-year students Melanie Campbell and Ashtyn Hemendinger won the Mid-Atlantic Regional Meet of the eighth annual Transactional LawMeet Competition. They advance to the National Transactional LawMeet, which will be hosted on March 31 at the … Read More →
Published on February 22, 2017 | 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 2016. Last year, Tax Law Society students filed … Read More →
Published on February 15, 2017 | by LawNews
A new legal clinic at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law will represent Long Island immigrants facing deportation and spearhead education and advocacy programs for immigrant rights, President Stuart Rabinowitz and law school interim Dean … Read More →
Published on February 3, 2017 | by LawNews
The Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal hosted a roundtable discussion, “Post-Cheeks Wage & Hour Settlements,” on Jan. 25, 2017, at the Harvard Club in New York City. The roundtable panelists were Judges Richard J. Sullivan … Read More →
Published on February 2, 2017 | by LawNews
Hofstra’s Law’s Black Law Students Association (BLSA) team of Annette Bevans 3L and Brianni Lyons 2L finished as the second-place finalist in the Northeast Regional of the National Black Law Students Association’s Frederick Douglass Moot Court … Read More →
Published on January 26, 2017 | by LawNews
Hon. A Gail Prudenti published her first Long Island Business News column since becoming Interim Dean, “At Hofstra Law, Looking to Be Ahead of the Curve.” She begins the Jan. 24 column by examining the impact … Read More →
Published on January 25, 2017 | by LawNews
Heather Gerken, the J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law at Yale Law School, will deliver the 2016-17 Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence Lecture, “Progressive Federalism: A User’s Guide,” on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at noon in the Sidney R. Siben … Read More →
Published on January 23, 2017 | by LawNews
Hon. A. Gail Prudenti, Interim Dean and executive director of Hofstra Law’s Center for Children, Families and the Law, will be honored at a special reception hosted by the Suffolk County Bar Association’s Matrimonial and Family … Read More →