NSU Law honors FL Bar and NSU alumnus President John M. Stewart
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NSU College of Law partnered with Rossway Swan Tierney Barry Lacey & Oliver, P.L. to host the alumni cocktail reception during the 2019 Annual Florida Bar Convention at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca Raton, Florida. Dean Jon M. Garon and FL Bar President John M. Stewart welcomed guests and updated alumni on current events at NSU Law.
Thank you to all the alumni, guests and friends of NSU Law that attended this special alumni reception.
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Dean Michele Struffolino earns 1st NALSAP award
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Associate Dean of Student Services and Professor of Law Michele Struffolino is the inaugural recipient of the National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals CORE Four Award. Dean Struffolino consistently demonstrates the competencies, values and ethics of the very best law student affairs professional.
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Dan Daley elected State Representative
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Congratulations to Dan Daley (JD 2016) who was elected unopposed as the state representative for district 97. Representative Daley was sworn in by Judge Ari Porth (JD 1995). Daley interned with then representative Porth in 2012 prior to attending law school.
Daley served as the Coral Springs City Commissioner, a U.S. Air Force contracted cadet with ROTC and over ten years with the US Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol.
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NSU Law and the Broward County Bar Association
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NSU Law alumni continue as leaders in the Broward County Bar Association Board of Directors and the Young Lawyers Section of the BCBA. The following alumni were inducted at the BCBA annual installation dinner and gala on June 22, 2019.
Photo courtesy of BCBA
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BCBA Officers
Michael A. Fischler
BCBA President (JD 1978)
Jamie Julia Finizio Bascombe
Treasurer (JD 1993)
Alison F. Smith
Secretary (JD 2003)
Edwina V. Kessler
Past President (JD 1994)
Board of Directors
Joseph M. Goldstein
(JD 1989)
Kenneth J. Joyce
(JD 1993)
Alejandro Larrazabal
(JD 2013)
Marc A. Marra
(JD 2011)
Anita Paoli
(JD 1990)
Louis Reinstein
(JD 2006)
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BCBA Young Lawyers Section
Lindsay M. Massillon
YLS President (JD 2011)
Omar A. Giraldo
President Elect (JD 2011)
Brooke Latta
Treasurer (JD 2013)
Brent M. Reitman
Past President (JD 2010)
Board of Directors
Lindsay Haber
(JD 2010)
David P. Newman
(JD 2012)
Kyle Roberts
(JD 2015)
H. Seth Rosenthal
(JD 2014)
Kimberly L. Wald
(JD 2014)
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Special Award Recipients
Valerie Barton Barnhart
(JD 2010) -
Young Lawyers' Section Paul May Professionalism Award
The Honorable Jennifer Hilal
(JD 2008) -
Committee Chair of the Year Professionalism Committee
Louis Reinstein
(JD 2006) -
Joseph Carter Professionalism Award
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Welcome to New Visiting and Adjunct Faculty
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On-Campus Interviews have increased 50% since 2016
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Employers can pre-select students and alumni for the On-Campus Interview Program
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Fall 2019: August 26 - November 1, 2019
NSU Law invites students and employers to participate in our Fall 2019 On-Campus Interview Program (OCI), held between August 26 and November 1, 2019. The program is 100% preselect, and allows employers to interview only the students they select after reviewing application materials. Please contact the Office of Career Services and Professional Development if you have questions.
https://www.law.nova.edu/career/index.html
We always welcome employers to place job postings in our employment database Symplicity, where students and alumni review positions and have access to helpful career resources.
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The NSU Trial Association will host its fifth annual Trial Advocacy Summer Institute (TASI) during the first week in August at NSU Law. TASI is a five-day course taught by NSU Law faculty and members of our litigation community. Students practice oral advocacy, trial skills, opening statements and closing arguments, direct and cross examination, and evidence law in a trial setting.
NSU Law Trial Association is requesting that judges and local attorneys volunteer to serve as judges at the Broward County Central Courthouse, Judicial Complex West Wing for the final mock trials.
Friday, August 9, 2019
4:00 - 6:00 pm
Broward County Central Courthouse, Judicial Complex West Wing
Reception to follow at Kelley Uustal in Fort Lauderdale
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Thank You to our TASI Sponsors
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Pave the Way for Scholarships at NSU Law
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NSU Law "Paving the Way for Scholarships" program is open to alumni and students alike. For a $150 donation to the Law Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship Fund, you may purchase a brick and leave your mark at Shepard Broad College of Law.
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NSU Law Summer 2019 Events
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The FL Bar Exam - Free Lunch for NSU Law Bar Exam Takers
July 30-31, 2019 | 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina | Grand Ballroom Salons G-J
No RSVP Necessary
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20 CLE Credits
The William A. Van Nortwick Appellate Workshop 2019
August 7-9, 2019
NSU Law
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TASI Volunteer Judges
August 9, 2019
BC Central Courthouse Judicial Complex West Wing
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3 CLE Credits pending
Introduction to Legal Professionalism and Ethics Program
August 15, 2019
NSU Law
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Upcoming Events - All the Details
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08-07-19 The William A. Van Nortwick Appellate Workshop 2019
A CLE workshop presented by The Appellate Practice Section of The Florida Bar and hosted by NSU Shepard Broad College of Law.
This is a three-day intensive workshop focusing on the appellate process. In advance of the program, attendees will draft an appellate brief. The brief will be critiqued by appellate court judges and board-certified appellate practitioners. There will be small-group instruction on brief writing, including framing issues, drafting the statements of facts, and formulating arguments. In addition, participants will perform oral arguments.
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Professor Tim A. Canova
Published an op-ed,
We Still Don't Know the Full Story About the Ballots Destroyed in Broward County
in the Miami Herald.
LINK
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Professor Phyllis Coleman
Published an op-ed,
You Can Take Your Dog with You – but Don’t Until After He Dies
in the Palm Beach Post.
LINK
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Dean Jon M. Garon
Spoke at the Ripped from the Headlines Free Press Forum on June 28.
LINK
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Professor Richard Grosso
Was interviewed on WJCT All Things Considered on the Florida Lee County Commissioners' comprehensive land use plan changes.
LINK
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Professor Emeritus of Law and C. William Trout Senior Fellow in Public Interest Law Joel Mintz
Published Mastering Environmental Law (Carolina Academic Press, 2019) with Tracey Hester.
LINK
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Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Professor of Law Debra Moss Vollweiler
Was selected by Legal Writing Institute Monograph series to publish
A Case, on the Screen, Do They Remember What They've Seen? Critical Electronic Reading in the Law Classroom
(Debra Moss Vollweiler (Curtis) and Judith R. Karp) in the upcoming series Volume 8.
Moderated the panel "Building a Culture of Communication and Cooperation Among the Associate Deans at the Law School" and participated in the "Creating A culture that Supports Teaching and Scholarship" panel at the ABA Associate Dean's Conference in Chicago, IL in June 2019.
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On Campus Interview (OCI) Fall 2019 - Student Information
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On-Campus Interviews have increased 50% since 2016
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NSU Law invites students to participate in our Fall 2019 On-Campus Interview Program (OCI), held between August 26 and November 1, 2019. OCI allows students to apply to government, public interest, and law firm employers for summer associate, law clerk, and permanent employment. Employers may also choose to participate in our Resume Collection Program. This program allows employers to receive resumes and application materials from students. The employers then have the opportunity to contact interested students directly to schedule interviews.
Bidding for the program began in
Symplicity
on July 15.
To prepare, students should review the employer list and schedule an appointment with a career advisor to have their resume reviewed and to discuss their bid list.
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NSU Law Board of Governors member
Mitchel W. Berger
(2002 - present) with Zachary P. Hyman was published in the 2019 issue of the Nova Law Review. His article the Electoral College: Appendicitis of American Democracy can be found at
LINK
1978
J. Patrick (Pat) Floyd
of Apalachicola announced that he is retiring from his position as Apalachicola’s city attorney. Floyd has held this post for the last three decades. After his retirement, Floyd will continue practicing law at
J. Patrick Floyd law offices
in Port St. Joe.
1995
Karen Nora
has joined the Banking and Commercial Lending Practice Group at
Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP
as a partner. Her practice is based in the East Meadow, NY location. Prior to joining the firm, Nora focused her practice on all aspects of real property law including contract drafting, residential and commercial finance, land use, foreclosure and condemnation, landlord/tenant litigation, leasing, and all matters of civil litigation.
John M. Stewart
was sworn in as 71
st
president of The Florida Bar at it’s annual convention held in late June in Boca Raton, FL. Stewart is a past president of the Bar’s Young Lawyers Division and has served as the 19th Circuit representative on the Bar’s Board of Governors for 11 years.
A third-generation Florida lawyer, Stewart is a partner at Rossway Swan Tierney Barry Lacey & Oliver, P.L., and focuses on alternative dispute resolution and litigation, primarily in the areas of probate, real estate and contract disputes.
Full Press Release
1998
Kurt Hoffman
has filed to run for Sarasota County Sheriff in 2020. Hoffman has held the ranks of general counsel, captain, major and colonel with the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office. With over 30 years in law enforcement, one issue Hoffman said he would like to address is the county jail, which is consistently over capacity. Hoffman also plans to continue to build relationships among governmental bodies.
1999
2000
Elizabeth Ricci
of Tallahassee-based
Rambana & Ricci, PL.L.C.
was presented with the Tallahassee Women Lawyers Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Award on June 12. The award, created in 2016, recognizes individuals, businesses, government entities and professional associations who display leadership in fostering diversity in their workplaces or industries and the surrounding community. The award is intended to highlight the contributions of those who advance the cause of justice and equality in the community and society through diversity and inclusion. Ricci was selected as the award winner for her efforts to value, promote and celebrate diversity through her immigration work for the LGBTQ+ community, foreign-born veterans and advocacy for members of minority religions.
2002
Ingrid Suarez Osborn
has been selected as a 2019 Leader in the Law award recipient by the Florida Association for Women Lawyers. Osborn is Chief Counsel for the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development in Jacksonville.
2005
Robert Sparks
of
Givens Givens Spark
has been named to the 2019 list of '10 Best Attorneys’ for Client Satisfaction by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys. Sparks is managing partner and lead trial attorney for the personal injury division of his firm.
2008
Alen Hsu
reviewed the book
From Brooklyn to Biscayne Bay and onto Tallahassee: The Remarkable Story of Former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerald Kogan,
by Seth H. Bramson, in the March/April 2019 issue of The Florida Bar Journal.
2010
Valerie Barnhart
of
Perera Barnhart
has been appointed to serve on the Florida Bar Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee. Barnhart was also recognized as a Florida Legal Elite Up & Comer by Florida Trend magazine.
Natalie Kay
, a partner in Kelley Kronenberg’s Fort Lauderdale office, has received a fellowship in the National Association of Distinguished Counsel Nation’s Top One Percent. This fellowship recognizes the nation’s top attorneys who raise standards to a new level and have a positive influence on fellow attorneys. Members are vetted by a research team, selected by a blue ribbon panel of attorneys with podium status from independently neutral organizations, and approved by a judicial review board. Kay handles all areas of Family and Marital Law, including representing parties in family appellate matters and has published opinions in the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Florida.
2012
2016
Daniel (Dan) Daley
was sworn in as State Representative on June 26 by alumnus Judge and former State Rep
Ari Porth (JD 1995)
. The Honorable Judge Porth was Daley’s inspiration for one day becoming a state representative as Daley ran Judge Porth’s Tallahassee office through 2012. Daley can be reached at his local Sunrise office and in September in Tallahassee. As the Coral Springs city Commissioner, Daley became the youngest elected official in Coral Springs at the age of 22.
Ashely V. Gantt
is a member of the 2019-2020 Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Leadership Academy Fellow. Gantt is an associate with Barner Legal in Sunrise, FL.
Shezan Mumtaz
is a member of the 2019-2020 Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Leadership Academy. Mumtaz works with People’s Trust MGA, LLC. In Deerfield Beach, FL.
2017
Jessica Hildebrandt
joined Mark H. Hildebrandt, P.A. in Bay Harbor Islands, FL
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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 954-262-6303 or
tiffany.garner@nova.edu
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Thank you!
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