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1 A L U M N I N O T E S CLASS OF 1974 The Honorable Maryanne Trump Barry was installed on October 25, 1999, as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She is the first Hofstra alumna to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals. Susan T. Kluewer was installed as the secretary of the Nassau County Bar Association in June CLASS OF 1975 Joel M. Scheer was elected president of the Northampton County Bar Association for Northampton County, Pennsylvania. CLASS OF 1978 David P. Cybulski was appointed manager of Labor Policy Administration for the Postal Service at its Washington, D.C., headquarters after serving as chief spokesperson in the 1998 collective bargaining negotiations between the Postal Service and its 60,000-member Mail Handlers Union. Kenneth L. Marten was installed as the second vice president of the Nassau County Bar Association in June CLASS OF 1979 William D. Bader s most recent publication, titled Justice Levi Woodbury: A Reputational Study, appeared in The Journal of Supreme Court History, Vol. 2, The article was coauthored by Roy M. Mersky, the William Stamps Farish Professor of Law at the University of Texas Law School. Ilene S. Cooper was recently appointed vice chairperson for the Estate and Trust Administration Section for the New York State Bar Association. She is an estate litigator and counsel to the Uniondale, New York, law firm of Farrel Fritz, P.C. Neil Groberg opened a law practice in central Connecticut after almost 20 years as an employment attorney. The practice provides expert and practical legal advice on a myriad of employment issues to employers and employees in Connecticut and New York. He lives in Cheshire, Connecticut, with his wife, Ellen B. Wolfson, M.D., and two children, Becky and Dan. Walter Gumersell has become counsel with the Melville, New York, law firm of McMillan, Rather, Bennett & Rigano, P.C., in March Mr. Gumersell concentrates in corporate, business and financial areas. CLASS OF 1980 Dolores Fredrich was installed as an elected director of the Nassau County Bar Association in June Joyce Lipton Rogak became a member of the Oceanside, New York, law firm of Lawrence N. Rogak L.L.C. in the medical malpractice department. CLASS OF 1981 David M. Steinman joined the Cleveland-based national health care consulting firm New Health Management as a principal. Mr. Steinman has more than 20 years experience in serving institutional clients in both the private and public sectors on a wide range of strategic and operations improvement initiatives. Nancy T. Sunshine has been appointed chief clerk of the Appellate Term for the Second and Eleventh, and Ninth and Tenth Judicial Districts. Ms. Sunshine has been law secretary to Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Gloria Cohen Aronin since CLASS OF 1982 Patrick Brea was named the 1999 Adult Volunteer of the Year by the Cross Island YMCA. He is a partner in the law firm of Brea Stone & Yankowitz in Floral Park, New York. He is also a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Queens County. Nancy E. Ross has joined the law firm of Sachs, Sax and Klein, P.A., in Boca Raton, Florida, where she serves as managing attorney of the firm s community association collections and foreclosures department. Ms. Ross and her husband, Steve, have resided in Boca Raton since her graduation from Hofstra Law. They have two sons, Gregg and Matthew. 44

2 CLASS OF 1983 John G. Ferreira was elected a partner of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, law firm of Morgan Lewis & Bockius in March He is a member of the firm s executive compensation and employee benefits practice group. Mr. Ferreira also recently adopted two children, Victoria Joy and Kyle Jacob. The two children join four-year-old brother, Tyler James. H a rold Milstein joined the Silicon Valley office of the California law firm of Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe as special counsel. Regina Seltzer received the Long Island Pine Barrens Society s Environmental Achievement Award for her pro bono legal services for the organization. She has been the Society s attorney for three years. CLASS OF 1984 Robin Cohen Davidson recently joined the New York City law firm of Lester Schwab Katz & Dwyer in the coverage practice group. She resides in Dix Hills, New York, with her two daughters, Jennifer and Rebecca. Tracey J. Epstein was appointed director for Nationwide Insurance s eight trial division offices in New York State. She will continue to base her practice, Epstein, Hill, Grammatico & Gann, in Hauppauge, New York. Francis Garbanzos celebrated his 24th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood. He also celebrated his parents 69th wedding anniversary. His father, Jose, is 101 years old, and his mother, Concepcion, is 91 years old. Russell I. Marnell has been accepted as a member of the prestigious American Inns of Court in the area of family law. He also had an article published in the New York Law Journal that discusses custody issues and the Parental Kidnaping Prevention Act. He recently lectured on The Personal Injury Paralegal in New York. Mr. Marnell is chairman of the Nassau County Bar Association Matrimonial Committee s Child Custody Sub-Committee and is a Nassau County Family Court Law Guardian. This year Mr. Marnell was accepted as a Fellow to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and elected to the board of directors of the Association of Professional Financial Consultants, a diverse group of professionals representing all aspects of the financial service area. Denise F. Molia was elected to the Supreme Court of Suffolk County in She is a member of the Suffolk County Bar Association, co-chair of the Municipal Law Committee, member of the Suffolk County Women s Bar Association, and a member of the Suffolk County Columbian Lawyers. Her profile appeared in the New York Law Journal s Profiles from the Bench. Debra G. Speyer has been selected by P h i l a d e l p h i a magazine in its Best Lawyers of Philadelphia. Ms. Speyer also participated in Hofstra Law S c h o o l s Supreme Court Admission in April CLASS OF 1985 Gregory A. Bedell is pleased to announce his marriage to Jennifer Jayne Fondrevay on September 6, He was admitted to the Bar of the State of New York in March 1999 and works for the Chicago, Illinois, law firm of Collins & Bargione. Ms. Fondrevay is a vice president and partner in the Chicago office of J. Walter Thompson. Pauline Contantino joined Fry Consultants Incorporated as a senior consultant, where she will concentrate on assisting clients to manage risks related to services for the aging population. Sean Downes was honored as one of the top Irish American business leaders by the Irish Voice newspaper. He was featured in the June 15, 1999, Dreamers of Dreams The 1999 Irish Business Awards Issue. Joseph M. Sanchez retired as professor emeritus of political science at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York. CLASS OF 1986 Celeste Cardenas-Curry was installed as an elected director of the Nassau County Bar Association in June F l o rence B. Gibbons has become of member of the Oceanside, New York, law firm of Lawrence N. Rogak LLC in the medical malpractice department. Ms. Gibbons is also an R.N. Julia Havens Murrow opened her own law office in Colorado specializing in wills, estate planning and litigation. She and her husband, David, have two daughters, Olivia, 7, and Natalie, 4. 45

3 CLASS OF 1988 Gregory A. Drews is pleased to announce the formation of Deutchman &. Drews, LLC, a full-service general practice firm specializing in litigation. Mr. Drews was recently certified as a civil trial attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. James F. Gesualdi continues to be active in land-use and zoo and aquarium-related issues. He published a guest viewpoint in Long Island Business News in August 1998, on Making the Long Island Land Use Permitting Process Work. He was also recognized in the Winners section in Newsday in November 1998 for being selected to join the faculty of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association s Zoo School for zoological professionals and managers where he taught animal ethics. Mr. Gesualdi had an article published in volume 9 of the Journal of the Elephant Managers Association titled Recent Legal and Regulatory Currents: Changing Tides of Potential Managerial Interest. Mr. Gesualdi currently has a solo practice in Islip, New York. Jaspreet Mayall, with colleague Jothy Narendran, has formed a professional group for lawyers from India and South Asia for the purposes of networking among Indian businesspeople. He is a bankruptcy partner at the East Meadow, New York, law firm of Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman. Nathan Shafner has been appointed by Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland to serve on the advisory board of the Workers Compensation Commission as an employee representative. Mr. Shafner is a principal at the Groton, Connecticut, law offices of O Brien, Shafner, Stuart, Kelly & Morris, P.C., where he handles workers compensation claims throughout the state and claims filed under the federal Longshore Act. He is an active member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Workers Compensation Executive Committee and regularly testifies before the Connecticut General Assembly on legislative proposals that impact injured workers and their families. CLASS OF 1989 Robin S. Abramowitz was named pro bono attorney of the month by The Suffolk Lawyer in February 1999 for her work with the Pro Bono Project s Bankruptcy Screening Panel where she has handled 90 cases since Ms. Abramowitz is a partner at the law firm of Lazer, Aptheker, Feldman, Rosella & Yedid, L.L.P., in Melville, New York. Rhonda Hartman and Mark Weinstein announce the birth of their daughters, Julia, born on October 6, 1997, and Emily, born on October 13, Joel R. Spivack has been bonded as a c o m m e rcial and retail collection lawyer by The National List, Inc., and has been reappointed to the Cherry Hill Township Zoning Board of Adjustment. Mr. Spivack practices bankruptcy, creditor s rights, business and corporate law, collection, re a l estate, zoning and land-use law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Robert F. Tucker recently joined the National Association of Securities Dealers, the parent company of the NASDAQ stock market, to manage their IT contracting. Mr. Tucker lives in Maryland with his wife, Mary, and two children, Avery Leigh and Austin. CLASS OF 1990 Leslie Ann Berkoff was named conews director for the International Women s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation. As of fall 2000, she will be the vice chair of the Nassau County Bar Association s Bankruptcy Committee. George A. Davis has become a partner in the New York law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges L.L.P. He is a member of the firm s business finance and restructuring practice group. Mr. Davis represents a broad range of clients in all aspects of chapter 11 and out-ofcourt restructuring. He and his wife, Jane, reside in Rockville Center, New York, with their children, Shayna and Zachary. Jeff Goodman and his wife, Tracey, are the proud parents of a new daughter, Sydney Sara, born June 22, R o b e rt D. Gru n d f a s t has two law firms, Grundfast & Grundfast and Grundfast & Hisham (John Hisham 87) specializing in plaintiff personal injury, matrimonial law and criminal law. Mr. Grundfast was married in April 1997 and has a son, Keiton George. 46

4 Scott K. Rutsky was made a partner in the New York law firm of Proskauer Rose L.L.P. His background is in general corporate matters, specializing in bankruptcy counseling and litigation, as well as banking and financial services. He has been with Proskauer Rose since David L. Weissman became a member of the law firm of Reed Smith Shaw & McClay L.L.P. in its New York office. He is a member of the labor group and will head the firm s New York labor and employment practice. CLASS OF 1991 Jon Scott Batterman has been promoted to assistant chief counsel of the Division of Enforcement of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. He and his wife, Barbra, and 5-year-old daughter, Hally, live in Alexandria, Virginia. Lisa Corte-Russo and her husband, Anthony W. Russo, joyfully announce the birth of Jordan Nicole on July 29, She joins big sister Taylor. Mr. Russo is a partner at Carole A. Burns & Associates in Mineola, New York. R. Stephanie Good joined Wellesley, a mergers and acquisitions consulting firm in Montvale, New Jersey, as corporate counsel. The firm specializes in the solid waste, energy and transportation services industries. Laura (Gonshorek) Kriteman became a partner in the Atlanta, Georgia, law firm of Troutman Sanders L.L.P. in the labor and employment practice group. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, Lewis, and their two sons, Alex and Matthew. Stephanie Perl has founded a new Internet-based business, ecom Enterprises, offering a unique shopping experience as well as personal business ownership. Richard J. Petrucci, Jr., has joined Allmerica Financial at its Worcester, Massachusetts, headquarters as an estate and business planning attorney. Brad K. Robbins happily announces his engagement to Rochelle Louise Anderson, a clinical psychologist, on May 2, Mr. Robbins has his own law practice in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. George South became a partner in the Manhattan law firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson. He is member of the firm s bankruptcy department. CLASS OF 1992 David Berkowitz heads the personal injury division at Pollack & Greene, L.L.P. in New York City where he is a senior associate. Stacey Jill Krone and Howard Douglas Fineman 91 are pleased to announce their marriage on June 28, 1998, at the Glen Island Harbour Club in Westchester County, New York. Ms. Krone is an assistant vice president and agency counsel at LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc., in New York City. Mr. Fineman is vice-president and general counsel for Fineman Furniture Co., Inc., in New York City. Andrew Laskin is pleased to announce his marriage to Nicole Cunitz. Mr. Laskin is an associate in the Manhattan office of the Chicago law firm of Clausen Miller. CLASS OF 1993 Anthony Carabba, Jr., and Steven I. Locke are proud to announce the formation of their partnership, Carabba, Locke & Olson L.L.P., in New York City, concentrating in general commercial and employment litigation. Richard Donahue recently joined the Bay Shore, New York, law firm of Sherman, Federman, Donovan & Sambur, L.L.P., as an associate. He practices in the area of workers compensation law. Karen A. Foley joined the Garden City, New York, office of the law firm of Berkman, Henoch, Peterson & Peddy, P.C., as an associate. She is a member of the firm s litigation department responsible for handling cases involving commercial litigation, personal injury and criminal defense. Marla Porter Gro s s recently joined Cheryl R. Eisen & Associates in Boca Raton, Florida. The firm is of counsel to Adoption Advisory Associates, Inc., a Florida-licensed adoption agency. Ms. Gross is an associate in the law firm and serves as the director of international adoption programs for the agency. She is also the founder and president of My Education 47

5 Guardian Angel, Inc., a not-for-profit organization that supports education costs for foster and financially disadvantaged children. Her husband, Bradley Gross, has become an associate in the law firm of Barrett, Gravante, Carpenello & Stern. Adam and Erica Sattler are proud to announce the birth of their son, Jesse Miles, on March 19, CLASS OF 1994 Dana L. Choi joined the Miami, Florida, office of the law firm of Holland & Knight L.L.P. as an associate. She will practice in the firm s litigation department. Camille Siano Enders is one of nine lawyers statewide to receive the 1999 President s Pro Bono Service Award from the New York State Bar Association. Ms. Enders volunteered more than 150 hours to the Capital District Women s Bar Association Legal Project s community-based legal clinics. She also spent 50 hours coordinating monthly clinics where 300 disadvantaged Capital Region residents received free legal consultations. She assisted six women through the Pro j e c t s Domestic Violence Legal Connection, and accomplished all of this while working at the Workers Compensation Board. Ryan A. Schreiber joined The Children s Place, a specialty retailer of private-label children s wear, as associate counsel in Secaucus, New Jersey. CLASS OF 1995 Philip V. Bouklas joined the New York City law firm of Agins, Siegel and Reiner, L.L.P., where he concentrates in trusts, estates and elder law. Michael J. Frevola participated in the preparation of an amicus curiae brief to the United States Supreme Court in the Board of Regents v. Southworth, argued before the Court on November 9, Dana Olson Ingrassia and her husband, John, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Sydney Allan, on March 20, Lisa London Scher and Jonathan Scher 94 are proud to announce the birth of their baby boy, Tyler Jordan Scher, on June 26, CLASS OF 1996 Jeffrey Kevin Brown became a named partner in the Carle Place, New York, law firm of Leeds Morelli & Brown, P.C. He is also actively involved in alternative dispute resolution programs, and diversity and sensitivity training programs to prevent discrimination in Fortune 500 businesses. Mariflor Lemagne and Thomas J. Dargan are pleased to announce their marriage on February 19, Ms. Lemagne is an associate at the law firm of Fiedelman & McGaw in Jericho, New York, and Mr. Dargan is an associate at Lewis, Johs, Avallone, Aviles & Kaufman. Stacey Paley and Adam Rosenberg 95 are happy to announce their marriage on November 28, Ms. Paley is an associate of the law office of Jacalyn F. Barnett, P.C., specializing in matrimonial and family law. Mr. Rosenberg is a corporate associate at Pryor, Cashman, Sheman and Flynn, L.L.P., in New York City. Michael A. Patane joined the law firm of Schnader Harrison Segal and Lewis, L.L.P., in July Mr. Patane is a member of the intellectual property department in the Philadelphia office. He is a member of the American, Philadelphia and New York State Bar Associations and admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. CLASS OF 1997 Daniel Fiorello is proud to announce his marriage to Carrie- Ann Egan on July 9, He is an attorney at the New York law firm of Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston and Rosen P.C. She received a master s degree from Hofstra University. Steven Rubin is proud to announce his engagement to Allison Goldsmith on July 31, He is an associate at the Manhattan law firm of Ostrolenk, Faber, Gerb & Soffen LLP. CLASS OF 1998 Lawrence Timonty Halleron is proud to announce his marriage to Mary Megha Macnamara on September 18, He is an associate at the Manhattan law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. Scott J. Lebson joined the mergers, acquisitions and liability department of the intellectual property law firm of Ladas & Parry in New York City. 48

6 Joseph Nery is pleased to announce his engagement to Julianne Piotrowski. He is an associate with the law firm of Sidley & Austin in Chicago, Illinois. A n d rew W. Reiss is pleased to announce his marriage to Michelle Katz on June 27, Mr. Reiss is a law clerk to Honorable Thomas J. McAvoy, chief judge of the Northern District of New York in Binghamton, New York. Joseph Richetti is pleased to announce his marriage to Francine Campisi on May 22, He is an associate at the Manhattan law firm of Bryan Cave LLP. Brandon R. Wind joined the Philadelphia-based law firm of McKissock & Hoffman, P.C. as an associate. Mr. Wind concentrates in medical malpractice defense. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. CLASS OF 1999 Kristin Alford joined the law office of James E. Toner & Associates in Mineola, New York. Mary Jeanne Craine is pleased to announce her marriage to Raymond Lombardo. She is an associate at the law firm of Cozen and O Connor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. James J. Ryan is attending the University of Miami School of Law, pursuing an LL.M. in real estate development. Our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of: Leon Pearl 79 For Regular Information About Events and Programs, Visit the Hofstra University School of Law Web Page The Law Library s online catalog can be accessed from the Law Library s homepage at the following URL: http :// w w w. h o f s t r a. e d u / l a w / l i b r a ry. h t m l On the homepage click on Deane Law Library Online Catalog. Also featured on the Alumni Association We b site are a calendar of events, a dire c t o ry of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, class reunion information (including photos fro m past reunions!), links to legal re s o u rces and much more. In addition, you will soon be able to view Class Notes on the We b. 49