tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78426305304702980882024-02-22T11:09:18.257-05:00Touro Law Center Office of Institutional AdvancementTouro Law Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685590516320044442noreply@blogger.comBlogger229125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-20374708263896287692014-09-02T09:32:00.001-04:002014-09-02T09:32:17.061-04:00Scott Gutterson '83 ~ September Alumnus of the Month
Touro Law Center's Office of Institutional Advancement is proud to announce that Scott Gutterson ’83 has been selected as the alumnus of the month for September 2014. Mr. Gutterson is a member of Touro Law Center’s inaugural graduating class of 1983 and a leading tax arbitrator known as The Taxx Man.
On behalf of the entire law school community, we extend our congratulations to Scott Gutterson.Touro Law Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685590516320044442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-9507189024549082072014-08-12T11:48:00.002-04:002014-08-12T11:48:29.052-04:00Dehai Zhang '00 Shares His Journey to Law School
In a new Alumni Spotlight featured on the Touro Law website, alumnus Dehai Zhang discusses his law school experience and shares words of advice for current students. As a native of China, Dehai Zhang’s earliest desires to become an attorney began with watching American movies about lawyers and realizing that he wanted to become more educated about the American legal system. Ultimately, it Touro Law Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685590516320044442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-88037812439231432792014-08-05T10:48:00.002-04:002014-08-05T10:48:19.218-04:00Congratulations to Connie Corsentino ’01 - Touro Law's August 2014 alum of the month!
Before entering law school, Connie Corsentino was a Medicaid Investigator on the joint team effort of the Nassau County Department of Social Services and Department of Health where she reviewed and investigated allegations of fraud and abuse in the Medicaid system on the part of providers. As a result of her efforts large recoveries were procured in settlement.Connie earned a Touro Law Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685590516320044442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-39749598793877815002014-06-11T11:30:00.000-04:002014-06-11T11:30:28.311-04:00Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C. Creates New Scholarship at Touro Law
Touro Law Dean Patricia Salkin is pleased to announce the creation of the Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C. scholarship. Each year for the next five years, a second or third year Touro Law student who shows academic promise will receive the $5,000 Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C. scholarship.
“Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C. is a well-known and respected law firm on Long Island that has always Touro Law Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685590516320044442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-62783544556746891072014-05-20T09:48:00.001-04:002014-05-20T09:51:16.358-04:00NYCLA to Hold Public Forum on the Mandatory Reporting of Voluntary Pro Bono May 27th
NYCLA will hold a Public Forum on May 27, 2014 to address new rules that now require New York attorneys to report certain information about their pro bono service, as well as their charitable contributions to organizations that provide pro bono legal service, on their biennial registration statements.
Speakers, through a series of panel discussions, will address:
The mechanics of and Touro Law Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685590516320044442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-56737373648491420552014-05-05T16:25:00.001-04:002014-05-05T16:28:08.345-04:00Lieutenant Colonel Joseph M. Fairfield ’99 is our May Alumnus of the Month!
Touro Law Center's Office of
Development, Alumni Relations and Communications is proud to announce that
Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Joseph M. Fairfield ’99 has been selected as the alum
of the month for May 2014. LTC Fairfield is a leader in his profession, serving
as an active duty judge advocate in the U.S. Army since November of 1999. Since
9/11 he has served over 53 months deployed to both Touro Law Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685590516320044442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-58894126415363615822014-04-09T10:12:00.000-04:002014-04-09T10:12:38.489-04:00Franchise Law Journal's Call for Articles for Rising Scholar Award
The deadline for the Franchise Law Journal Rising Scholar Award is just a few months away. To be eligible, entrants must be members of the ABA Forum on Franchising and zero to four years out of law school. Qualified participants should prepare articles according to Franchise Law Journal author guidelines. The due date is July 14, 2014. The submissions will be judged by current and former Touro Law Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685590516320044442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-66233986951279622312014-04-08T14:41:00.001-04:002014-04-08T14:41:17.521-04:00Rosemarie Tully '92 Is Our April 2014 Alumna of the Month!
Touro Law Center's Office of Institutional Advancement is proud to announce that Rosemarie Tully ’92 has been selected as the alumna of the month for April 2014. Her accomplished career is highlighted in the bio below. On behalf of the entire law school community, we extend our congratulations to Rosemarie!
Rosemarie Tully, a Huntington resident, is immediate past chair of the 1,700+ memberTouro Law Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685590516320044442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-1561016794841763602014-03-19T17:36:00.002-04:002014-03-19T17:36:48.301-04:00Captain James Van Thach '02: An American Hero
The Epoch Times recently profiled Touro Law Center graduate Cpt. James Van Thach '02:
"It can be reasonably assumed that, upon their graduation, most of the several hundred students of Touro Law School’s Class of June 2002 were preparing to take their upcoming bar examinations and looking forward to starting their careers in the public or private legal sector once (and if) they passed them.
Touro Law Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685590516320044442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-80528610082188556792014-02-27T13:50:00.001-05:002014-02-27T16:38:54.845-05:00WOMEN IN THE LAW: HISTORIC FIRSTS IN NY STATE AND SUFFOLK COUNTY
Touro Law Center and Suffolk County Historical Society in cooperation with the
Suffolk County Judicial Women
in the Courts Committee
Present…
Women
in the Law: Historic Firsts in New York State and Suffolk County
Suffolk County Historical Society (SCHS), through the
cooperation of the Suffolk County Court Administrative Judge Randall Hinrichs, Touro Law Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685590516320044442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-44252829091331406732014-02-27T13:35:00.000-05:002014-02-27T13:35:00.517-05:00Kernochan Center Intellectual Property Fellowship
The Kernochan Center for Law, Media
and the Arts at Columbia Law School (CLS) is accepting applications for a
two-year fellowship opportunity for a future legal academic interested in
researching and writing on intellectual property issues, particularly on issues
concerning creators’ rights.
The fellowship will begin in
September, 2014 and end in August, 2016.
The fellow will spend Touro Law Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685590516320044442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-49911091943686708812014-02-25T15:28:00.003-05:002014-02-25T15:29:05.651-05:00Free Webinar: National Association of Women Lawyer's Management Series
Management 101: What They Didn't Teach You In Law School
(But You Wish They Had)
Regardless of where you
are in your career (junior, mid-career or senior attorney) or where you are
practicing (law firm, in-house, non-profit or government), managing others is
likely a big part of your day, whether you are mainly managing "up"
to those above you or "down" to those below you. Doing it well Touro Law Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685590516320044442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-69922023033276298302014-02-04T09:52:00.002-05:002014-02-04T09:52:25.857-05:00
Congratulations to Our February Alumni of the Month!
Hon.
Deborah Poulos, Class of 1988
In
November of last year, The Honorable Deborah Poulos was elected to the Family
Court Judge, County of Suffolk after being endorsed by both the Republican and
Conservative Parties. She was honored on January 30th at the Touro Law Center
Annual Alumni Winter Reception in NYC in front Touro Law Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685590516320044442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-83920416597903044392014-01-30T12:15:00.003-05:002014-01-30T12:15:57.185-05:00Albany Alumni Reception All Albany area alumni are invited to join us for a reception for alumni & friends. Come mingle with fellow Touro Law graduates in the area and members of the New York state legislature.
This event takes place on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
New York State Bar Association, Great Hall
One Elk Street, Albany, NY 12207
Kindly respond to alumni@Tourolaw.edu or call (631) Touro Law Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685590516320044442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-67095266683603101472014-01-29T13:57:00.003-05:002014-01-29T13:57:38.201-05:00Tom Santucci '83 Establishes Scholarship to Honor Dad
Touro Law Dean Patricia Salkin is pleased to announce the establishment of the John Santucci Justice Scholarship created with a gift of $100,000 donated by Tom Santucci ’83 and friends and family in honor of his father John Santucci former District Attorney of Queens County. The scholarship will be awarded annually to a rising second year student who demonstrates a commitment to perseverance Touro Law Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685590516320044442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-58456974293617082872014-01-24T11:47:00.006-05:002014-01-24T11:47:59.288-05:00Touro Law Center to Honor New Judges and Outstanding Alumni at Alumni Reception
From the Touro Times...
Two new judges, Maria Vazquez-Doles ’97, NY
State Supreme Court, 9th Judicial District, and Deborah Poulos ’88, Suffolk Family Court, will receive their
robes at the Annual Winter Alumni Reception on Thursday, January 30, 6:30-8:30
p.m. at Le Marais, a kosher bistro/steakhouse, 150 W. 46th St., Manhattan. Justice Vazquez-Doles is the first Latina alumTouro Law Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685590516320044442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-89513464264256850012014-01-14T11:20:00.004-05:002014-01-14T11:20:52.999-05:00Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center: Alumni On the Move!
Jeffrey S. Wells ’93
Jeffrey S. Wells ’93 was hired as an Associate in the Real
Estate Practice Group at Certilman Balin. He began working at the firm as a
Legal Extern while he was a student at Touro Law Center. On the Dean's List, he
ranked 11th in his class, won CALI
Awards for Academic Excellence in Real Estate Transactions and Drafting
Commercial Documents, and earned his Juris Touro Law Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685590516320044442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-79095007303697105292013-12-06T10:40:00.001-05:002013-12-06T10:40:29.855-05:00Alum of the Month: Teresia Bost '95
Congratulations to Teresia Bost, alumna of the month! Teresia currently is the Senior Corporate Counsel at Celgene Corporation. Theresia has a series of accolades, including being a Super Lawyer and a panelist at the ACI International Clinical Trials Conferences. Teresie also is very involved in her community: 6 years ago she started the Annual "Pink & Black" Fashion Show to raise awarenessAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06781107751398411523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-65570164938926007512013-12-03T14:53:00.000-05:002013-12-03T15:38:02.046-05:00New Dean's Message on #GivingTuesdayRead the Dean's full message here!
Today marks #GivingTuesday, a new movement meant to counteract "Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday" by establishing a day for "shoppers" to make a donation to a non-profit, NGO, or charity. In an address to the Touro Law community, Dean Salkin asks everyone to consider making a donation today to the Unrestricted Annual Fund, which would:
Allow us to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06781107751398411523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-27592841762117339132013-11-04T14:50:00.002-05:002013-11-04T15:00:26.016-05:00November 2013 Alum of the Month <!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Touro Law Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685590516320044442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-18702654584610970412013-10-24T12:41:00.000-04:002013-10-24T12:41:18.492-04:00Reunion 2013
Reunion 2013, celebrating the classes of 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003 and 2008 was held on Saturday, October 12th at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. Thank you to all of our alumni, faculty and friends who joined us for the evening and a special thank you to our committee members: Anthony Ballato '88; Lisa Brantman '93; John Cooney '08; Suzanne Darrow Kleinhaus '98; Yelena Davydan 'Touro Law Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685590516320044442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-9914115735839634822013-10-23T15:11:00.001-04:002013-10-23T15:11:18.928-04:00Susan M. Dietrich Clyne '88 Memorial Golf Outing Touro Law Center was pleased to honor alumnus Joseph B. Rosenberg, Esq. '87 at this year's Susan M. Dietrich Clyne '88 Memorial Golf Outing. The outing was held at Fresh Meadow Country Club on Monday, September 30th. Thank you to all of our committee members, alumni, donors and friends to attended and support the event, helping to raise $100,000 to benefit the Touro Law Annual Touro Law Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685590516320044442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-34525813545798933632013-10-02T16:24:00.001-04:002013-10-02T16:24:31.558-04:00Touro Law Center October Alum of the Month
Congratulations to Lori Semlies, partner with the firm of Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Touro Law Center's Alum of the Month for October 2013. Lori focuses her practice on the defense of medical and nursing home malpractice claims in both state and federal courts. She was on Moot Court while attending Touro Law and remains an active member of the Touro Law CenterTouro Law Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685590516320044442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842630530470298088.post-59652935968763575622013-09-24T18:16:00.000-04:002013-09-24T18:16:21.050-04:00September 2013 Alum of the Month
Congratulations to Howard A. Fried, Esq. '83, Touro Law Center's Alum of the Month for September 2013. Howard is a shareholder in the New York Office of Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd., a national civil litigation firm with more than 150 attorneys. He was a member of the Student Bar Association while attending law school and remains an active member of the Touro Law Touro Law Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685590516320044442noreply@blogger.com0