Jonathan Allen (’19) and Leadership Brainery Opens Door for Marginalized Students
Fewer Black people are getting master’s and doctoral degrees now than they did in the 1980s and 90s, says Derrick Young. His organization Leadership Brainery is looking to change that. Leadership Brainery looks to provide resources and connections for marginalized communities to gain access to higher education, especially master’s and doctoral degrees, according to representatives […]
Julie Mitarotondo (’16) Joins Greenberg Traurig as an Associate
Hannah Caplan and Martine Tariot Wells joined as shareholders, and Julie Mitarotondo joined as an associate. This team was previously with Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP’s Denver office. Also, Rebecca Hudson joined Greenberg Traurig as a shareholder; she was formerly with Holland & Hart’s Denver office. The attorneys join shareholder David J. Stein who recently joined the firm’s Chicago office and will be part […]
Melissa A. Sullivan (’09) Promoted to Publisher of Neshaminy
Top leadership of Neshaminy: The Bucks County Historical and Literary Journal has changed with the retirement of Publisher Stuart Abramson. According to Don Swaim, the journal’s Executive Editor and co-founder, writer and editor Melissa A. Sullivan has moved into the position Abramson held for four years. Managing Editor William J. Donahue remains in the primary […]
Brian Balduzzi (JD’10, LLM’14) Helps LGBTQ+ Couples Plan for Future
Brian Balduzzi worked in education initially but quickly discovered a desire to have an even greater impact. That led him to law as a way to “advocate for students, then families, then communities.” Read more
Brad Baranowski (’20) Honored at Kent State Ashtabula Community Reception
During a community reception in the Blue & Gold Room, Brad Baranowski, who is part of the 50th anniversary Supreme Court Fellows class, received the Roger T. Beitler Distinguished Former Student Award. In accepting the award, Baranowski said he wanted to stress how happy he was to be back at the university. “Kent State University […]
Stephen Lewinstein (LLM in Taxation’91) Makes Largest Donation in History of Dartmouth Athletics
President Sian Leah Beilock and President Emeritus Philip J. Hanlon ’77 jointly announced that Diana and Stephen Lewinstein ’63 P’98 have committed the largest gift in the history of Dartmouth athletics. The gift comes during Stephen’s 60th reunion. A combination of current-use funds and bequest, the gift will enable investments in the health, wellness, and […]
David Ross’ (’76) Photographs Line Western Mass. Courthouses
Memories come flooding back to retired Judge David Ross as he strolls the halls, offices and rooms at Orange District Court. Following 24 years on the bench, the Amherst resident hung up his black robe for good on April 28. But the stories he recounts aren’t about the literal trials and tribulations that unfolded in […]
Fern Finkel (’84) Named Chair of NYSBA’s Elder Law and Special Needs Section
The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) has named distinguished Brooklyn attorney Fern. J. Finkel as the chair of its esteemed Elder Law and Special Needs section. Finkel, the founding attorney of Fern Finkel & Associates, PLLC, brings over three decades of dedicated legal service and a profound commitment to her role, having worked tirelessly […]
Emily Tucker (’10) Writes about Chatbots
If you were a tech company executive, why might you want to build an algorithm capable of duping people into interacting with it as though it were human? This is perhaps the most fundamental question one would hope journalists covering the roll-out of a technology–acknowledged by its purveyors to be dangerous–to ask. But it is […]
William J. Delaney (LLM in Banking & Financial Law’91) Named a 2023 Super Lawyer
Delaney, Counsel at Cohn & Dussi, has been named to the Super Lawyers list for Bankruptcy every year since 2008. Only 5 percent of lawyers are named each year. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations by practice area. Delaney, who practices out of the firm’s Rhode Island office, is a commercial attorney […]