4/4 - New Jersey Alumni Networking Reception

 Dean Patricia Salkin and the Touro Law Center Community would like to invite you to the New Jersey Alumni Networking Reception on Thursday, April 4, 2013 starting at 6:30 p.m. at the firm of Genova Burns Giantomasi & Webster (494 Broad Street, Newark)  Kindly respond on or before April 2nd to alumni@tourolaw.edu or call (631)  761-7063. 

April 5, 2013 CLE Program

Journal of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity:  Title IX and Sex Discrimination in the Education and Sports Settings
Friday, April 5, 2013
8:30 a.m. - 12 noon 
Touro Law Center 
3 Professional Practice Credits - $25.00
www.tourolaw.edu/cleregistration
(631) 761-7005

Topics will include:

• Title IX as a remedy for sexual harassment in the public school setting and measures schools can take to ensure compliance with the statute.
   
• Student on student harassment and staff on student harassment, liability for retaliation and for failing to conduct a proper investigation of a complaint.
   

The applicability of Title IX to intercollegiate and interscholastic sports, including effective accommodation and equal treatment claims. 

The Program will be Hosted by:

• Howard M. Miller, Esq. is a partner at Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC. Mr. Miller practices in the areas of labor and employment law and frequently lectures on topics such as constitutional law and various aspects of employment discrimination and education law.
   
• Adam Kleinberg, Esq. is a partner at Sokoloff Stern LLP and practices in the areas of employment and education law. He has served as counsel to municipalities, school districts, police departments, private corporations and non-profit entities in civil rights and employment law matters throughout New York State.
   
• Mark Radi, Esq. is an associate at Sokoloff Stern LLP. Mr. Radi practices in the areas of federal court litigation, civil rights actions, employment discrimination, First Amendment retaliation, and claims against law enforcement officers and agencies.
   

Connee Zotos, Ph.D. is a Clinical Associate Professor of Sports Management at New York University where she teaches College Sports Operations, Amateur Sports Governance, Sports Facility Management, and Human Resource Management. She is a prolific writer and speaker in the areas of coaches' employment and compensation systems, creating tiered athletics program models, coach evaluation, and Title IX.

"With Liberty & Justice For All" Dinner

Touro Law Center held its annual "With Liberty & Justice for All" Dinner celebration on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at the beautiful Garden City Hotel. It was a special event, honoring the 2012 members of Touro Law Center's Builders Society. The Builders Society was created in 2011 to recognize extraordinary individuals of the Touro Law Center Community for their leadership, vision, commitment and dedication to Touro Law Center and its mission of providing a quality legal education, commitment to social justice and helping members of the surrounding community. Thank you to Seymour Liebman, Esq. '89 of Canon and Howard Stein, Esq. of Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman for serving as this year's dinner committee co-chairs and to the entire dinner committee. And to our donors, alumni, and friends - thank you for your continued dedication and support of this special event.

Congratulations to the 2012 members of Touro Law Center's Builders Society

Dean John Bainbridge *
Professor Ilene Barshay '87
Stanley Barshay
Charles Clyne
Alan Fuchsberg, Esq.
Rosalind Fuchsberg Kaufman, Esq.
Arthur Goldstein *
Honorable Leon Lazer
Melvin Ness
Dean Lawrence Raful
Thomas Rosicki, Esq. '97
Thomas J. Santucci, Esq. '83
Sidney Siben *
*honored posthumously

March 2013 Alum of the Month

Congratulations to Joseph Marger '89, Touro Law Center's Alum of the Month for March 2013. Joe is a partner with the New York City Law Firm of Reed Smith, was a member of the editorial board of the Law Review while attending law school and remains an active member of the Law School community through the Dean's Alumni Advisory Council. Please visit www.tourolaw.edu/alumniofthemonth to view his accomplished bio.