5th Annual
Outstanding Women in Law Awards and Garden Party
Welcome
to our fifth annual Outstanding Women in Law reception. Tonight’s honorees truly are outstanding. They are advocates for the underrepresented, they are leaders in the workplace and in the community, and they are role models for young women aspiring to join the legal profession. We are proud to honor such a diverse and accomplished group of women. On behalf of Hofstra University and the Maurice A. Deane School of Law, congratulations on receiving this honor and thank you for joining us. I also want to thank our many sponsors for this evening’s event. Your support allows Hofstra Law and our Center for Children, Families and the Law to continue to prepare our students to become future outstanding lawyers. Your participation is invaluable. Once again, I want to thank all of our honorees, sponsors and guests. Judge Gail Prudenti, Dean
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Lifetime Achievement Honoree and Special Guest Speaker
Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton In a Virtual Conversation With
Judge Gail Prudenti
Outstanding Women in Law 2021 Honorees
Congratulations! Irene Angelakis ’07
Attorney/Mediator Law Offices of Irene Angelakis, P.C.
Congratulations! Sophia Arzoumanidis ’16 Associate Attorney Quatela Chimeri PLLC
Congratulations! Susan Axelrod ’89
Chief Supervisory Officer Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Congratulations! Amy E. Bedell ’02
Partner Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles, LLP
Congratulations! Hana Boruchov
Partner Boruchov, Gabovich & Associates, P.C.
Congratulations! Sandra P. Burgos
ADA and Special Assistant to District Attorney Madeline Singas District Attorney’s Office of Nassau County
Congratulations! Cameron M. Catrambone ’17 Associate Attorney Cona Elder Law PLLC
Congratulations! Julie Min Chayet
Managing Director and Private Client Advisor Bank of America Private Bank
Congratulations! Jane Chen ’17
Associate Attorney Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP
Congratulations! Ann M. Cook ’98
Deputy General Counsel for Disputes Ernst & Young LLP
Congratulations! Nicole Epstein ’15
Senior Associate Gerstman Schwartz LLP and Gotham Government Relations & Communications
Congratulations! Laura E. Evangelista ’92 Shareholder Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Congratulations! Ericka Fang ’09
Partner Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP
Congratulations! Honorable Fern A. Fisher
Special Assistant for Social Justice Initiatives to the Dean, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Congratulations! Kaitlyn E. Flynn ’14 Associate Attorney Rivkin Radler LLP
Congratulations! Joan Gilmore ’77
Former Director of Litigation Services/Law and Regulation Allstate Insurance Company
Congratulations! Katerina Grinko
Associate Attorney Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP
Congratulations! Deirdre Hay
Director, Graduate Legal Studies Career Advising Cornell Law School
Congratulations! Tanya Hobson-Williams Principal Hobson-Williams, P.C.
Congratulations! Ellen F. Kessler ’86 Partner Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.
Congratulations! Hanna E. Kirkpatrick Associate Attorney Jaspan Schlesinger LLP
Congratulations! Brandi P. Klineberg ’03 Counsel Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP
Congratulations! Jennifer N. Levy Attorney The Legal Aid Society
Congratulations! Jeanine T. Margiano ’03 Partner Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP
Congratulations! Tracey Meyer ’05
Vice President of Compliance and Regulatory Matters Ross Stores, Inc.
Congratulations! Lisa Monticciolo ’89
Dean of Students and Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Congratulations! Hilary Moreira ’09 Member Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC
Congratulations! Carmen Pagan-Ortiz ’00 Of Counsel, Blank Rome LLP
Congratulations! Felicia Pasculli
Partner Futterman, Lanza & Pasculli, LLP
Congratulations! YuhTyng Patka ’07 Partner Duval & Stachenfeld LLP
Congratulations! Monica Pham ’11 Senior Director Biogen
Congratulations! Christina M. Rosas ’03
Counsel Lazer, Aptheker, Rosella & Yedid, P.C.
Congratulations! Deborah G. Rosenthal Principal Rosenthal, Attorneys at Law, P.C.
Congratulations! Honorable Jeanette Ruiz Administrative Judge New York City Family Court
Congratulations! Rebecca Sassouni ’95 Attorney Rebecca Sassouni, Esq., PLLC
Congratulations! Pamela Silverblatt ’85
Senior Vice Chancellor for Labor Relations The City University of New York
Congratulations! Brooke Shapiro
Vice President & General Counsel Liberty Maritime Corporation
Congratulations! Rebecca Sklar ’13
Associate Attorney Certiman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP
Congratulations! Shari Lee Sugarman Principal Sugarman Law PC
Congratulations! Catherine Taylor Principal Citrin Cooperman
Congratulations! Kimberly Trueman ’12 Attorney Burner Law Group, P.C.
Congratulations! Helene M. Weiss ’16 Associate Attorney Levy Konigsberg LLP
Congratulations! Carolyn Reinach Wolf ’86
Executive Partner Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf, & Carone, LLP
Congratulations! Honorable Hope Schwartz Zimmerman ’86 Former Supervising Judge of the Matrimonial Parts, New York State Supreme Court, Nassau County
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CONGRATULATES OUR COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND
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JANE CHEN, ESQ.
CONGRATULATES OUR COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND
JANE CHEN, ESQ.
NAMED AN
OUTSTANDING WOMAN IN LAW BY HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY MAURICE A. DEANE SCHOOL OF LAW
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Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C. Congratulates Partner Ellen F. Kessler, Esq.
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“Outstanding Women in Law” among the 2021 Hofstra including Women our esteemed “Outstanding in Law” colleague and friend: including our esteemed 2021 Empowering Women
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colleague and friend:
TRADITION. INNOVATION. DISTINCTION. TRADITION. INNOVATION. DISTINCTION.
CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!
To all of the those recognized To all of the those recognized among the 2021 Hofstra among the 2021 Hofstra “Outstanding inLaw” Law” “Outstanding Women Women in including esteemed including our our esteemed colleague friend: colleague and and friend:
Jeanine T. Margiano, Esq. Partner Jeanine T. Margiano, Esq. Class of 2003
Partner
Class of 2003
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We are proud of our brilliant and loving daughter for her well-deserved recognition.We look forward to many more outstanding achievements. Love, Mom and Dad and the Monticciolo family
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Congratulations to
to Our Congratulations Friend and Colleague
Our Friend and Colleague CHRISTINA ROSAS
On her recognition as an
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Congratulations to the 2021 Outstanding Women in Law honorees!
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Congratulations to our former colleague Congratulations to our former colleague Hon. Hope Schwartz Zimmerman Hon. Hope Schwartz Zimmerman Supervising Judge Jeffrey Goodstein
Hon. Steven Jaeger
Supervising Judge Jeffrey Goodstein Hon. Stacy Bennett
Hon.Hon. Steven Jaeger Joseph Lorintz
Hon.Hon. StacyJoseph Bennett Conway
Hon.Hon. Joseph Lorintz Erica Prager
Hon.Hon. Joseph Conway Edmund Dane
Hon.Hon. EricaThomas Prager Rademaker
Hon.Hon. Edmund Dane Sharon Gianelli
Hon.Hon. Thomas Rademaker Francis Ricigliano
Hon.Hon. Sharon Gianelli David Gugerty
Hon.Hon. Francis Ricigliano Leonard Steinman
Hon. David Gugerty
Hon.Hon. Leonard Steinman Howard Sturim Hon. Howard Sturim
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