NSU Law Dominates the Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge
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NSU Law's consistent history of student and alumni pro bono volunteering is evident in our leadership in the Florida Bar Foundation Pro Bono Law School Challenge. We encourage alumni to connect with a student so that all pro bono cases and mentoring opportunities are covered. NSU Law was in the lead for the entire month of January and we are only narrowly in 2nd place. Thank you to the students and alumni for continuing to make connections.
NSU students choose Pro Bono opportunities and NSU alumni match for a Win-Win experience.
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Heather Lee O'Keefe 2019 Miss Miami
On Saturday, January 26, Heather Lee O’Keefe was crowned Miss Miami 2019. Heather is a 1L at NSU Law.
As Miss Miami, O’Keefe is now a candidate for title of Miss Florida. The 2019 Miss Florida pageant will be held in late June in Lakeland, Florida. The Miss Florida winner will then go on to compete for the title of Miss America.
Congratulations to Ms. O'Keefe!
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Rebecca Spitzmiller interview and participating in Retake Roma cleanup
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NSU Law Alumna Honored with Knighthood in Italy
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Rebecca Spitzmiller (JD 1985)
, College of Law visiting professor and coordinator of the Roma Tre, Rome, Italy international program will be honored for her volunteer organization, Retake Roma.
Professor Spitzmiller will be presented with an officer of the order of merit of the Italian republic by the President, Sergio Mattarella, in February 2019. In 2009, with support from friends, the international community in Rome, and the American Embassy, Spitzmiller founded Retake Roma to promote clean-up activities across the city.
Retake Roma has grown to more than 80 neighborhood groups in Rome, and into some 40 cities and towns throughout the Italian peninsula.
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NSU Law Alumni gathered at World of Beer in Plantation, FL for networking and trivia fun
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NSU Law Alumni Association Broward chapter hosts networking and trivia night
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NSU alumni, colleagues and friends enjoyed an evening of trivia and networking at World of Beer in Plantation in January 2019. The event was sponsored by the NSU Law Alumni Broward Chapter with generous underwriting from
Neptune Impact Windows
. We look forward to hosting more Alumni Association events.
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Two alumni, Brent Reitman (JD 2010) and Sean Thompson (JD 2004) joined Professor Michael Flynn to present “Caps on Medical Malpractice Negligence Claims...Where do we go from here?” in January 2019 for an engaging and informative CLE.
Law Connect Plus is hosted by NSU Law each month to benefit our legal community and recent NSU Law alumni. Students may attend for free.
The
next Law Connect Plus will be presented on
Friday, February 15, 2019 titled "Using Social Media to Grow Your Law Firm in the Digital Age" Panelists are Natalie Giachos (JD 2006), Rahysa Vargas (JD 2014), and Wendi Weiner.
More Information and RSVP
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NSU Law Mentoring continues successful programing
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Mentoring Breakfast
NSU Law Alumni (L-R)
Carlos Prieto (JD 2014), Michelle Suarez (JD 2013) and
Carlos Carmona, Jr. (JD 2006) volunteered to lead the mentoring panel in January 2019 moderated by Janice Shaw, Assistant Dean, NSU Law Office of Career Services and Professional Development. Their experience starting their own law firms continues the curriculum and goals of NSU Law Leadership Academy courses designed specifically to master the business of lawyering. The mastery of these skills, which include finance, business, management, leadership, technology, and client engagement, are essential for lawyers to navigate the complex business of delivering legal services and achieving professional success.
NSU Law Mentoring Dinner – February 19, 2019 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Attorneys regularly attend sit down dinners and networking receptions for recruiting and client development purposes. Business etiquette is an essential skill for professional success. Join Sharon Abrahams (Ed.D 1998), Director of Professional Development at Foley & Lardner, for an interactive workshop on dining, networking and business etiquette. The evening will consist of a buffet dinner with etiquette training and networking. Attire is business casual. Space is limited,
RSVP required
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NSU Law Winter 2019 Events
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Law Connect Plus
Using Social Media to Grow Your Law Firm in the Digital Age
February 15, 2019 | 7:30 – 10:00 a.m.
NSU Law
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Mentoring Dinner
February 19, 2019 | 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
NSU Law Faculty Study
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Public Interest Law Day
February 21, 2019 |11:00 a.m.
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John B. Anderson Visiting Chair: Ronald Long
Presentation and Q&A
February 21, 2019 | 5:30 pm
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SELS Symposium
February 23, 2019 | 9:00 a.m.
NSU Law
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FL Bar Exam Lunch
For All NSU alumni taking the bar February bar exam
February 26 & 27, 2019 | 12:00 p.m.
Embassy Suites by Hilton
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NITA Florida Basic Trial Skills
March 4-9, 2019
Use Discount code: ALUM15
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Public Interest Law Auction
Lights, Camera, Auction
March 14, 2019 | 6:00 p.m.
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AIDD Roundtable
Guardianship and All That Jazz
March 15, 2019 | 9:00 am
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ILSA Journal Conference
Governmental Responses to Gun Violence Across the Globe and the Regulatory Effect on Society
March 22, 2019
NSU Law
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3
rd
Annual Legal Masters Degree Conference
March 29-30, 2019
NSU Law
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Immigration Legal Screening Clinic
March 30, 2019 | 10:00 a.m.
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Sexual Assault Title IX Presentation
April 2, 2019
NSU Law
Save the Date
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AGED, Inc. Seminar
April 5, 2019 | 9:00 a.m.
NSU Law
Save The Date
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NSU Law Commencement
May 9, 2019 | 2:30 p.m.
NSU Rick Case Arena
Save the Date
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Environmental Law Symposium
(updated date and location)
May 10, 2019 | 9:00 a.m
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NSU Law
Sponsored by ELULS
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Upcoming Events - All the Details
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02-15-19 NSU Law Connect Plus CLE: Using Social Media to Grow Your Law Firm in the Digital Age
This program will focus on setting yourself apart using social media and video, learning how to utilize social media for networking and referrals, and leveraging your personal branding and legal skills using LinkedIn.
02-19-19 NSU Law Mentoring Dinner
Attorneys regularly attend sit down dinners and networking receptions for recruiting and client development purposes. Business etiquette is an essential skill for professional success. Join Sharon Abrahams (Ed.D ’98), Director of Professional Development at Foley & Lardner, for an interactive workshop on dining, networking and business etiquette. The evening will consist of a buffet dinner with etiquette training and networking. Attire is business casual. Space is limited.
02-21-19 Public Interest Law Day
Public Interest Law Day provides law students with information regarding the pro bono, internship, fellowship, clinical, and employment opportunities in legal aid organizations and services. Participation is free for both employers and students. Please contact
Jennifer Gordon
for more information.
02-21-19 John B. Anderson Visiting Chair: Ronald Long
"Law and Emotion – The Financial Industry and the Fight Against Elder Financial Abuse"
Ronald Long is the Director of Elder Client Initiatives with the WIM Control Group - Wells Fargo Advisors. He received the Barbara McGinity Service to Seniors Award in 2017 for excellence in elder financial protection from the National Institute on Financial Exploitation (NIEFE), an arm of the National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA).
02-23-19 SELS Symposium
Topics to include:
Exploring Mechanical Licensing and Music Modernization
Student-Athlete Advocacy/NCAA and the Law
Exploring the Entertainment Industry and its Future via New Mediums of Streaming and Technology Advancement
Breaking into the Industry
03-04-19 through 03-09-19 NITA
Florida
Basic Trial Skills program
Are you ready to step into a courtroom with the ease and composure of a lawyer with countless wins at trial? What about walking into a tense negotiation showing so much confidence that opposing counsel settles the case rather than risk facing you in the courtroom?
Use Discount Code: ALUM15 for a 15% reduction in tuition for NSU Law alumni.
03-14-19 PILS Auction- Lights, Camera, Auction
Enjoy cocktails and hors d'oeuvres while shopping our collection of incredible auction items. Proceeds benefit the Rebecca Knox Public Interest Law Summer Fellowship for students who choose to take non-paying public interest positions at legal aid organizations/services during the summer. Also, there will be a photo booth and a cash bar for your entertainment.
More Information & RSVP
03-15-19 AIDD Roundtable – Guardianship and All That Jazz
The roundtable brings together stakeholders in the AIDD community to network, learn, and plan strategic responses to address the legal needs of AIDD persons. This year the roundtable will include a CLE opportunity with confirmed speakers from the local bench and bar. This interdisciplinary event will explore the procedural and substantive aspects of Florida guardianship law. Moderators and Panelists include:
- The Honorable Mark A. Speiser
- The Honorable Charles M. Greene (tentative)
- The Honorable Yves P. Laventure
- The Honorable Claudette Vanni
- Edward O’Sheehan, Partner at Shutts & Bowen and the Chair of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee
- Deborah Chin, M.A., The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation Transition and Adult Programs
- Susan Hofstetter, Assistant General Counsel for The School Board of Broward County
- Dr. Andrea Horbey, NSU Director of Medical Education, Bethesda Health, Inc.
- Susan Kabot, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, Executive Director, the Autism Institute
- Felicia Jordan, Attorney at Disability Rights Florida.
03-22-19 ILSA Journal Conference
The NSU Law ILSA Journal will host its 2nd Annual Conference this Spring on the topic of Global Responses to Gun Violence and its Regulatory Effect on Society. This relevant topic will bring attorneys and community members together from South Florida to discuss the positive and negative effects of regulatory responses to gun violence.
03-29-19 3rd Annual Legal Master’s Degree Conference
NSU Law will host the 3rd Annual Legal Master's Degree Conference. This event will bring together law school deans, administrators, program managers, and faculty to explore the present and future of graduate-level legal education for non-lawyers.
03-30-19 Immigration Legal Screening Clinic
NSU Law, Americans for Immigrant Justice, Catholic Legal Services, Hispanic Unity of Florida, NSU Law student organizations, PILS, ILSA, ILO and HSBA are partnering to provide free legal screenings to the community.
04-02-19 Sexual Assault Title IX presentation
The NSU community will be hosting a Sexual Assault Title IX presentation that will cover the
perspectives on sexual harassment in the legal profession and the role of Title IX in maintaining harassment-free law schools. Panelists include law school faculty and practicing attorneys. In addition, NSU’s Title IX staff will also be available to share NSU’s approach to Title IX compliance and sexual harassment prevention. They will also be available to answer questions.
04-05-19 AGED, Inc. Seminar
NSU Law will be hosting a seminar sponsored by AGED, Inc. The topic, “Navigating Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid”, will include training on government benefits and pooled special needs trusts for professionals, supplemental security income and Medicaid, Medicaid programs for persons with disabilities and ABLE accounts. Save the Date
05-10-19
NSU Law Earth Day Environmental Symposium
Red Tide, Green Algae, Drilling Bans and More: Post – Election Environmental and Land Use Law Landscape
The seminar will feature lawyers and other speakers from south Florida and around the state, addressing environmental law changes resulting from the November 2018 Florida Constitutional Amendments, current issues involving south Florida’s water pollution problems, recent and pending legislative, rule and policy changes coming from Washington and Tallahassee. Speakers will emphasize land use and environmental issues impacting Florida’s coasts.
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Professor Michael Dale
Taught a National Institute For Trial Advocacy (NITA) in a two-day trial skills program over the January 12-13, 2019 weekend in Orlando for Florida legal services attorneys
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Director of the Legal Research & Writing Program & Associate Dean for Faculty and Student Development & Professor of Law Dean Olympia Duhart
Participation at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA in January 2019
Panelist on “Building a Better Mentor: Creating High-Impact Mentoring Programs for Law Students of Color”
Organized the 2019 Cover Workshop for the Society of American Law Teachers and the American Constitution Society titled “The Possibilities and Potential of SCOTUS Reform.” The workshop was held at AALS in New Orleans in January 2019.
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Professor Jessica Garcia-Brown
Completed the experiential education workshops offered by the National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE) to earn Experiential Education Academy Certification. The certification program provides foundational knowledge in the theory and practice of experiential education.
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Dean Jon M. Garon
Published a book chapter,
Reordering the chaos of the virtual arena: harmonizing law and framing collective bargaining for avatar actors and digital athletes
, in The Law of Virtual and Augmented Reality (Edward Elgar Publishing 2018).
Had accepted for publication, The Empires Strike Back: Reassertion of Territorial Regulation in Cyberspace in the Journal of Law and Technology at Texas.
Presented, Avoiding the Singularity through Distance Education, Florida Distance Learning Association (January 2019).
Served as a panelist on the Legal Issues in Technology/Delivery of Distance Education Panel, Florida Distance Learning Association (January 2019).
Presented, The Empires Strike Back – Cyberspace Year in Review, American Bar Association, Business Law Section Cyberspace Law Committee, Cyberspace Law Institute (January 2019).
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Professor Pearl Goldman
Published the commentary,
Ireland’s Vote to Remove Blasphemy from its Constitution and the Case of Asia Bibi
in the December 2018 issue of JURIST Legal News & Research.
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Professor Robert Jarvis
Published
Flying Baseballs, Injured Fans, Uncertain Liability: Why Legislative Action is Needed in the Sunshine State
in the January/February 2019 issue of The Florida Bar Journal.
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Assistant Dean of Academic Success and Professionalism and Professor of Practice Chance Meyer
Presented at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA in January 2019.
“Professionalism Education and the Road to Bar Passage” (co-presented with Dean Debra Moss Vollweiler).
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Professor Emeritus of Law and C. William Trout Senior Fellow in Public Interest Law Joel Mintz
Participated as a questioner in two panel discussions on “Disaster Response, Recovery and Relief in Minority Communities” at the AALS Annual Meeting in New Orleans.
Participated in roundtable scholars’ discussions on “Implications of the 2018 Midterm Elections for Environmental Protection” and “Center for Progressive Reform (CPR) Strategic Plans” at the Semi-Annual CPR Scholars’ Meeting at Loyola University of New Orleans.
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Professor James B. Levy
As Editor-in-Chief of Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing, participated in a live webinar sponsored by the American Association of Law Libraries on December 12 to discuss publishing and scholarship opportunities for law librarians. The webinar was attended by more than 100 law librarians from around the country.
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Professor Kenneth Lewis, Jr.
Presented the keynote speech at the United States Citizens and Immigration Services for newly naturalized citizens.
To see and hear Professor Lewis' speech.
Click Here
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Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law Debra Moss Vollweiler
Presented at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA in January 2019.
”Professionalism Education and the Road to Bar Passage” (co-presented with Chance Meyer).
“Bridging the Divisions with Professional Identity Learning Outcomes that Encourage Cultural Competency in the Profession.”
Was appointed to the Executive Committee of the AALS Section on Teaching Methods. Her term began in January 2019.
Was appointed to the Executive Committee of the AALS Section on Empirical Study of Legal Education and the Legal Profession. Her term began in January 2019.
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Meagan Kelleher published in NITA blog
Meagan is also currently an LLM candidate at Charles University in Prague, the Czech Republic.
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James Foster earns 2nd place in writing competition.
James Foster, (JD 2019) placed 2nd in the American College of Legal Medicine's 2019 Student Writing Competition in Law, Medicine & Bioethics. His paper, "
A Need to Disconnect: How Technology Has Exacerbated Mental Health Issues in the Legal Profession
" will be considered for publication in a future issue of the Journal of Legal Medicine
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NSU Law Summer Fellowships
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NSU Shepard Broad College of Law Summer Fellowships provide law students with an opportunity to earn compensation for dedicating their summer to public service. NSU Shepard Broad College of Law offers six different summer fellowship funding sources to students who wish to work with a public interest or government organization:
1. The Christopher T. Byrd Environmental Law Fellowship;
2. The Ferroli Family Public Interest Law Fellowship;
3. The Martin A. Feinrider Summer Fellowship for International Human Rights;
4. The Ovid and Clare Lewis Public Interest Fellowship;
5. The Public Service Summer Fellowship; and
6. The Rebecca Knox Public Interest Law Summer Fellowship.
Please visit the
Public Interest Programs
web page for more information on fellowship eligibility, application requirements, application, and responsibilities of a fellow.
T
o Apply: Submit the Fellowship Application to Jennifer Gordon, Esq., Director of Public Interest Programs, by Friday, April
5
, 201
9
at 5 pm.
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1978
Ellen L. Leesfield
of Miami has recently been selected as a panel member in the American Arbitration Association’s National Healthcare Panel, having served as a panel member in AAA’s International Law, Employment, Commercial and Maritime Law Panels.
1981
The Honorable Judge Sara Alijewicz
was featured in the January 2019 issue of the
Palm Beach County Bar Association Bulletin
in their Judicial Profile. Judge Alijewicz has served for the last eight years as a General Magistrate for the Palm Beach County Courts.
Sharon Bourassa
, Lawyer and
Legal Aid Service of Broward County’s
Director of Special Projects was selected to receive The Florida Bar Foundation’s Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award in July, 2018. The award is named for the Foundation’s first executive director, recognizing individuals who, over their careers, have achieved meaningful, effective and lasting increases in access to civil justice for the poor in Florida. Bourassa has worked at Legal Aid Service of Broward County since 1981.
The Honorable Melanie G. May
is being honored at A Celebration of Women in the Legal Community, Broward’s Women Pioneers International Women’s Day even on Friday, March 8, 2019. This honor is given to her as the first female judge to preside over the Broward County Drug Court, and the first and only drug court judge to be on the board of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals.
1983
The Honorable Ginger Lerner-Wren
is being honored at A Celebration of Women in the Legal Community, Broward’s Women Pioneers International Women’s Day even on Friday, March 8, 2019. This honor is being given to her as the Founder of the Broward County Mental Health Court, the first mental health court in the nation.
1984
The Honorable Robert F. Diaz
was elected to his 6
th
term as a County Court Judge in Broward County in August 2018. He has served on the bench for 26 years. In 2017, Judge Diaz was honored with the statewide Harvey Ford Award, given to him for his dedicated service to the community, the legal profession and his commitment to serving on the bench.
1987
The Honorable Karen Miller
took second place in her age group in the Palm Beach Marathon 10K race. She also finished second in the Escape to Miami Triathalon in September. Judge Miller is a Circuit Court Judge in the 15
th
Judicial Circuit Court of Florida.
1991
1996
2005
The Honorable Maxime Cheesman
will formally be invested as a circuit judge for the 15
th
Judicial Circuit on March 1, 2019. Judge Cheesman is the first African-American and Jamaican to be elected judge in Palm Beach County, without first being appointed. She will have chambers in Division FA/IB (Family/Probate) in the main courthouse.
2006
Jennifer Diaz
of
Diaz Trade Law
organized and led the OWIT International 18th World Conference in Nairobi, Kenya. She also moderated an AWESOME Mega Session at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals annual conference titled Global Volatility & Risk in Nashville.
2008
Ashley Dillman Bruce
has been promoted to Of Counsel for
Berger Singerman
. Bruce is a member of the firm’s Business Reorganization Team and Dispute Resolution Team. She works out of the Boca Raton office and concentrates her practice in corporate bankruptcy and insolvency matters, in addition to a variety of complex commercial litigation and appeals before federal and state courts.
2009
Irina Danilyan
has joined the Fort Lauderdale office of
Kelley Kronenberg
as an attorney. Danilyan assists in handling matters related to mortgage foreclosure litigation and works with banks and other financial service providers with regulatory, enforcement, transactional and litigation issues. She brings extensive experience in contested and uncontested foreclosure litigation and pre-judgment and post-judgment foreclosure matters, including protection of creditors’ rights in condominium termination, probate, and criminal forfeiture matters.
Marcus Susen
, partner at
Koch Parafinczuk Wolf Susen
, presented at Mass Torts Made Perfect in Las Vegas at a panel titled “Essure discontinued: Where do we go from here?”
2010
Valerie Barnhart
of
Perera Barnhart
was appointed to the Seventeenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission. Judicial merit selection is a way of choosing judges through appointment, using a nonpartisan nine-member commission of lawyers and non-lawyers to locate, recruit, investigate, and evaluate applicants for judicial office. These Judicial Nominating Commissions (JNCs) then submit three to six names of the most highly qualified applicants to the Governor, who must make a final selection from the list.
2013
Philip A. Jones
has joined
Kelley Kronenberg’s
Fort Lauderdale office as an Attorney. Jones assists in handling matters related to first party insurance defense litigation. He is admitted to practice law in Florida and New York.
2014
Patrick W. Zalman
has rejoined the Fort Lauderdale office of
Haliczer, Pettis & Schwamm P.A
.
as an associate. Zalman focuses his practice on personal injury, civil rights, employment and business litigation.
2015
Komal Mirza
, attorney with
Legal Aid Service of Broward County
, has been named a Fellow for The Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Leadership Academy of the Florida Bar, Class VI. She is one of only 30 Fellow chosen from a statement pool of applicants. Mirza brings a history of public service and leadership to the position. In addition to providing legal representation for children in foster care at Legal Aid, she volunteers with various community organizations and initiatives.
2016
2017
Jordan P. Goldman
has joined the Fort Lauderdale office of
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin
, a leading civil defense litigation law firm. He joins as an associate in the firm’s Casualty department.
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At NSU Law, we are able to offer opportunities for students to
realize their potential
when our generous donors give to the law school in areas including our scholarship funds, programs, and law clinics. We are grateful to our alumni, staff, faculty and friends whose support for our students helps us to prepare them for successful careers after graduation. Please consider
making a gift
today.
To learn more about opportunities to support NSU Shepard Broad College of Law, please contact our Director of Donor Relations & Stewardship, Tiffany Garner, at 954-262-6261 or
tiffany.garner@nova.edu
.
Thank you!
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For questions, to submit class actions, information on how to get involved, alumni benefits and resources and to learn more about upcoming events at NSU Law, contact
lawalumni@nova.edu
Karen Rose,
Director of Alumni Relations
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