advancement Auctioneer Rachel Orkin-Ramey
Public Service Auction Smashes Record
At left, Professor Elizabeth Goldman ’90 makes a bid.
Cardozo’s Public Service Auction raised a record $600,000 this year. All of the money raised supported 241 students working in public interest over the summer. Five students traveled abroad to work on human rights issues in Africa and Israel. Two students traveled to Hawaii to work with legal service organizations, and one student worked on criminal defense issues in remote Alaskan communities. Others traveled throughout the U.S., and many worked closer to home. They spent their summers at not-for-profits assisting low-income, diverse communities with their legal needs in various practice areas from immigration, family violence, criminal justice, community and economic development, and housing. And some students worked in government agencies such as the U.S. Department of Justice, State Attorney Generals Offices and local New York City and New Jersey agencies.
From left, Isabel Matina ’12, Elizabeth Seaver ’13, Lauren Webb ’13 and Zabrina Chandler ’13. The Cardozo Public Interest Law Students Association organizes the Public Service Auction.
This year’s Law Firm Challenge was a major success with 47 firms participating. Under the guidance of
Law Firm Challenge
Gary Holtzer ’90, a partner at Weil Gotshal who served as this year’s chair, several new milestones were set. Most notably, 17 law firms had 100 percent participation. A number of others had participation rates in excess of 75 percent. Overall, 213 alumni made gifts as part of the challenge. The success of the Law Firm Challenge would not be possible without the hard work of the many alumni who served as agents. It is a great way for alumni to activate their colleagues in a friendly competition that acknowledges the connection they share. By strengthening alumni networks, Cardozo grads increase the value of a Cardozo education for all alumni.
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Rena have two grandchildren: Gabby Mandelstam, age 2-1/2, whose parents are their daughter Lauren and her husband, Michael; and Jonah Rosman, age 1, whose parents are their daughter Elana and her husband, Rafi. Their daughter Jamie married Mordy Fenster in June 2011. In September 2011, Mark joined Alston & Bird LLP’s
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in the Natural Resources and Criminal Enforcement sections in the same office.
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Jane Feldman presented an event hosted by The Colorado Association of Professional Lobbyists on ethics rules affecting lobbyists and covered officials. Ms. Feldman was the first assistant attorney general in The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) in the Litigation Unit of the Colorado Department of Law, serving for four years. Prior to this she was an assistant attorney general
shareholder at Greenberg Traurig’s Century City office and received the National Jewish Health Humanitarian Award at its annual Black & White Ball in Beverly Hills on June 2. He has been involved with the National Jewish Health since 2011, and was being honored for his philanthropic and professional work.
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founder of Qualia Legacy Advisors, LLC, and has been appointed CEO. Qualia Legacy Advisors is a media and entertainment transaction advisory firm based in Los Angeles. Prior to becoming the CEO of Qualia Legacy Advisors, Palmer was Head of business affairs at Ogden Entertainment, and following this position he was at Fortress Investment Group and managing director at MESA, a boutique investment firm specializing in media.
Practice Area Groups are cropping up with new events and CLE offerings, and we invite you to consider starting your own. Forming a group can help in both social and professional advancement. A number of these groups have played a key role in working with our Field Clinics and Externships programs to provide work opportunities for Cardozo students, and to expand the Cardozo footprint in the NYC area. For more information contact cardozoalumni@ yu.edu. 67
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