Professor Jodi Balsam spoke with Bloomberg Law for an article on potential successors to Jeff Pash, the NFL’s retiring legal chief, and what the NFL should be looking for in candidates.

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🎉 🎓 Congratulations Graduates 🎓 🎉

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Commencement Day at Brooklyn Law School includes a family tradition for some of our graduates. Meet Jillian Horowitz ’24 and Sam Kelly ’24, two of the 18 Class of 2024 members who will receive their diplomas from loved ones who are alumni. Read the story: bit.ly/3UvjoWZ

Professor Richard Sobelsohn '98 answered questions on WalletHub about why car insurance laws are different from state to state, whether an individual should select a national car insurance company, and what the most important things to look for are.
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Professor Elizabeth M. Schneider commented on last week’s Weinstein ruling for The Marshall Project in article entitled, “Weinstein Ruling Poses Quandary: Can #MeToo Coexist With Protections for Defendants?”

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Professor Alexis Hoag-Fordjour spoke to Law 360 for the article, “If High Court Upends Jan. 6 Conviction, What Happens Next?” Hoag-Fordjour discussed potential next steps for convicted defendants.
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Dean David Meyer joined more than 80 other law school deans in urging Congress to increase funding for the Legal Services Corporation to expand access to justice and meet the critical need for civil legal assistance throughout the nation.

Kudos to Raquel Zohar '26 for being awarded a Peggy Browning Fund fellowship in workplace justice advocacy. Raquel is one of 117 law students to be accepted into the nationwide fellowship program out of over 3,950 applicants.

Professor Debbie Bechtel was featured in a Brooklyn Daily Eagle article announcing her retirement from Brooklyn Law School. Bechtel has been with the Law School since 1997. We extend our heartfelt wishes for a fulfilling retirement.

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Wondering what other Brooklyn Law alumni are up to lately? Class Notes Spring 2024 Digital Edition is here with the latest on new associates, freshly installed partners, key judicial appointments and nominations, and more. Read the story: digital.brooklaw.edu/class-notes/sp…

Professor Cynthia Godsoe spoke to the New York Times for an article about Harvey Weinstein’s overturned New York conviction and its implications for his case in California.
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We invite you to our upcoming Women's Leadership Network program, A Seat at the Table: Empowering Women to Boardroom Success on May 20.

RSVP: brooklawedu.tfaforms.net/43

Prof. Cynthia Godsoe commented on NY Appeals Court's tossing of Weinstein conviction & how it could affect Trump trial. “The judge has been very careful to keep out stuff that arguably could go in, but he’s trying to be really careful, given the context.”
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Meet Yanghe Zhou, a student at Brooklyn Law School and one of our 2024 RJI Scholars!

Yanghe is interested in practicing international arbitration and #litigation . He wants to be involved in tangible legal work that promotes #diversity and #inclusion .

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1st year of teaching a 1L class is in the books. It’s been a really fun semester and I will very much miss my brilliant students at Brooklyn Law School!

That’s a wrap on Year 1 of teaching at Brooklyn Law School! 🤗 I couldn’t have asked for kinder students and more generous colleagues and guest visitors. Building all new courses from scratch again has been enormous work, but so rewarding. Feeling grateful.

Adjunct Prof. Mark Rosen ’75, Program Chair for NYCLA’s “Cybersecurity Risks, Insurance, Employee Conduct, AI: What Does it All Mean to Lawyering in a Cyberworld?” CLE panel, invited several students/alumni to present. Adjunct Prof. Paul Jang ’18 also participated in the event.

Congratulations to Joseph Verde ’26 for winning the BLIP x Legal Hackers Hackathon, a competition featuring proposals 'detailing a legal and technology-based solution for any issue within the broader topic of political process reform.'

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Prof. Jodi Balsam spoke with Front Office Sports about the ownership saga of the Timberwolves, involving Alex Rodriguez, Marc Lore, and longtime owner Glen Taylor. The dispute arose as the franchise is experiencing one of its best seasons.
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