July 2019

NSU Law honors FL Bar and NSU alumnus President John M. Stewart

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.

Dean Michele Struffolino earns 1st NALSAP award

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.

News and Events

Dan Daley elected State Representative 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.

NSU Law and the Broward County Bar Association

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

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) 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)

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

Welcome to New Visiting and Adjunct Faculty

Stefanie Gialdroni - Visiting Professor Roma Tre University

Kristina Koldinská - Visiting Professor Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic)

Gary Brown (NSU JD 1995) Kelley Kronenberg

Maha Elkolalli (NSU J.D. 2010) MAE Law Firm

Jocelyne Macelloni (NSU J.D. 2011) Ullman & Ullman, P.A.

Steven W. Heller, Esq. The Brand Liaison

Dina Hujber Richard A. Hujber, P.A.

On-Campus Interview Program - Student Information

On-Campus Interviews have increased 50% since 2016

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.

Pave the Way for Scholarships at NSU Law

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.   Order Online

Faculty News

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

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

Dean Jon M. Garon Spoke at the Ripped from the Headlines Free Press Forum on June 28. LINK

Professor Richard Grosso Was interviewed on WJCT All Things Considered on the Florida Lee County Commissioners' comprehensive land use plan changes. LINK

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

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.

Contact Us

For questions, suggestions, and to submit news for any future editions of the Student Newsletter please contact:   Lynn Acosta Assistant Dean for Student Services E:                         lynn@nova.edu                            | P: 954-262-6127