Touro Law Center Alumni Reunion

Touro Law Center held its annual Alumni Reunion on Saturday, November 19th, 2011 at the Crest Hollow Country Club. Members of the classes of 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006 gathered together for an evening of reminiscing and visiting with fellow classmates and Touro Law professors and administrators. Thank you to the Reunion committee, listed below, who helped to put together this terrific event and thank you to our Reunion alumni donors for your continued support. Please visit our photo gallery at www.tourolaw.edu/photos to view photos from Reunion 2011.

Ouzy Azoulay ’06
Michael Beer ’91
Bradley Blakeman ’86
Beth Ann Byrnes ’06
Tim Byrnes ’06
Brian Caufield ’01
Byron Divins ’96
Barbara Dunleavy ’96
Neil Friedman ’96
David Gabor ’86
Lorraine Ganjian ’01
Harold Gannon ’86
Rhonda Gelfman Szabo ’86
Jameelah Hayes ’06
Diane Kasselman ’96
Meredith Kaufer ’96
Henry Kennedy ’86
Amy Koreen ’91
Lynn Kotler ’91
Dianne LeVerrier ’01
Christine Malafi D’Amaro ’91
Thomas Martin ’86
Jennifer A. Mendelsohn ’91
Roberta Michael ’96
Jessica Mishali ’06
Edward Nitkewicz ’91
Wendy Pelle Beer ’96
Diane Phillips ’91
Kelly Anne Poole ’91
James Rose ’96
Edward Taylor ’91
Leslie Tayne ’96

Annual Winter Alumni Reception

The Annual Winter Alumni Reception will be held on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Le Marais (150 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Through our prestigious Alumni Awards Program, we are pleased to present the Exceptional Law School Service Award to Bruce K. Gould ’84; the Public Service Award to Andrea Callan ’07; the Keith Romaine Elected Official of the Year Award to Senator Joseph Addabbo ’92; the Emerging Leader Award to Alison Leigh Epilone ’08 and the newly created Alumni Council Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award to Violet E. Samuels ’99. We hope you will be able to join us for the memorable occasion and visit with your fellow classmates, Touro Law professors and administrators. For additional information or to register, please visit www.tourolaw.edu/winteralumnireception.

If you are not a current member, please consider joining the Alumni Association – dues are $25 a year and benefits of membership include:
• $10 ticket discount to the Annual Winter Alumni Reception
• Alumni ID card for Gould Law Library Membership
• Touro Law Center’s Alumni e-Newsletter
• Discounts to Touro Law Center’s CLE programs
• Free Transcripts
• Membership in the Working Advantage Program offering shopping and travel discounts
• Touro Law’s Barnes & Noble bookstore discounts
• Free audited classes (subject to availability)

To learn more about the Alumni Association or to download an application, please visit www.tourolaw.edu/alumniassociation

Mark Bonilla ’93 named December Alum of the Month

Touro Law Center's Office of Development, Alumni Relations and Communications is proud to announce that Mark Bonilla, Town Clerk for the Town of Hempstead, class of 1993, has been selected as the alum of the month for December 2011. Mr. Bonilla is a leader in his profession, was an active member of the Touro Law community while attending law school, and remains engaged attending a number of law school programs and events. On behalf of the entire law school community, we extend our congratulations to Mark Bonilla. Please visit www.tourolaw.edu/alumniofthemonth to view Mr. Bonilla’s accomplished bio.

2012 Steven C. Krane Student Loan for the Public Interest Grants are NOW Available

STEVEN C. KRANE
STUDENT LOAN ASSISTANCE
FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST COMMITTEE
ANNOUNCES 2012 GRANTS NOW AVAILABLE

The Association is pleased to announce that thanks to donations from several New York law firms, individuals, and support from the New York Bar Foundation, we are able to provide financial assistance to selected public service attorneys to encourage them to remain in public service careers. The application deadline is November 30, 2011. Recipients will be announced in January, during the NYSBA Annual Meeting. Complete application packets are available on line or you may telephone the Department of Pro Bono Affairs at (518) 487-5641 or e-mail us at probono@nysba.org to receive an application packet by mail.

Click here to download the application packet.

Anthea des Etages named November Alum of the Month

Touro Law Center's Office of Development, Alumni Relations and Communications is proud to announce that Anthea des Etages has been selected as the alum of the month for November 2011. Ms. des Etages is a leader in her profession, was an active member of the Touro Law community while attending law school, and speaks to current and prospective law students. She is the Assistant Dean for Academics at Charlotte School of Law. She joined Charlotte School of Law in January 2007 as its first Academic Success Counselor and served both as an adjunct professor teaching Negotiations for two years and as the first Director of the Charlotte Law Program for Academic Success before becoming the Assistant Dean for Academics, a position she has held since December 2010. Please visit www.tourolaw.edu/alumniofthemonth to view her complete bio.

Joseph Rosenberg, ’87 named October Alum of the Month

Touro Law Center's Office of Development, Alumni Relations and Communications is proud to announce that Joseph Rosenberg ’87 has been selected as the alum of the month for October 2011. Mr. Rosenberg is a leader in his profession, was an active member of the Touro Law community while attending law school, and remains engaged with the law school as a member of the Alumni Association Executive Board, Alumni Council, special event committees, and attends a number of law school events and programs. His accomplished career is highlighted in the profile below. On behalf of the entire law school community, we extend our congratulations to Joseph Rosenberg.

Joseph B. Rosenberg concentrates his practice in estate planning, wills, trusts, probate and related areas, advising individuals and families with privately-owned businesses and significant assets on the transfer of wealth from one generation to the next. Mr. Rosenberg maintains offices in Uniondale and midtown Manhattan.

To view Mr. Rosenberg’s full bio, please visit www.tourolaw.edu/alumniofthemonth.

Rachel Freeman, ’07 named September Alum of the Month

Touro Law Center's Office of Development, Alumni Relations and Communications is proud to announce that Rachel Freeman ’07 has been selected as the alum of the month for September 2011. Ms. Freeman, an Administrative Law Judge for the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board is a leader in her profession, an active member of the Touro Law community while attending law school, and remains engaged with the law school, is a member of the Law School’s volunteer Alumni Council and participates in the Alumni-Student Mentor Program. To view her bio, please visit www.tourolaw.edu/alumniofthemonth.