2016 Outstanding Women in Law Reception

Center for Children, Families and the Law at Hofstra University’s Maurice A. Deane School of Law

1st Annual

Outstanding Women in Law Reception

Keynote By

Hon. Madeline Singas

Nassau County District Attorney

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 | noon-2 p.m.

Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine

AGENDA Welcome

Stuart Rabinowitz

President, Hofstra University Remarks

Hon. A. Gail Prudenti

Executive Director of the Center for Children, Families and the Law and Special Advisor to the Dean, Hofstra Law Introductions

Eric Lane

Dean and Eric J. Schmertz Distinguished Professor of Public Law and Public Service, Hofstra Law Keynote Address

Hon. Madeline Singas

Nassau County District Attorney Reception to Follow

Congratulations to the

Honorees

APPELLATE PRACTICE Jessica M. Baquet Partner, Jaspan Schlesinger, LLP

Catherine R. Everett

Associate, Ahmuty, Demers & McManus

Tracy L. Frankel Partner, Farber Brocks & Zane L.L.P

Leslie A. Berkoff

Christine Malafi

Lisa A. Cairo

Marijana Matura

Maria Gasparis

Jessica C. Moller

Partner, Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP Partner, Jaspan Schlesinger, LLP

Managing Partner, Tsunis Gasparis Lustig Ring and Kenny LLP

Roslyn Goldmacher

Marianne Monroy

President and CEO, Long Island Development Corporation

Melanie Wiener

Heather P. Harrison

Partner, Garfunkel Wild, P.C. Associate, Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Wolf, LLP

BUSINESS, CORPORATE, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT Elizabeth M. Aboulafia Partner, Cullen and Dykman LLP

Counsel, Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Holly R. Holecek

Partner, LaMonica Herbst & Maniscalco, LLP

Amy Hsu

Associate, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Lauren M. Levine

Partner, Garfunkel Wild, P.C.

Partner, Campolo, Middleton & McCormick, LLP Associate, Shulman Kessler LLP

Member, Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

Allison C. Shields President, Legal Ease Consulting, Inc.

Leslie H. Tayne

Founder and Head Attorney, Tayne Law Group, P.C

Karen J. Tenenbaum

Partner, Tenenbaum Law, P.C.

EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENT Dolores Fredrich

Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel, Hofstra University

Linda Galler

Professor of Law, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University

Jennifer A. Gundlach

Senior Associate Dean for Experiential Education and Clinical Professor of Law, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University

Lisa LoCurto

Nassau County Chief Deputy County Attorney

Victoria Moore

Principal Law Clerk, Suffolk County Family Court

Linda Morrone

Supervising Court Attorney, Suffolk County Surrogate’s Court

Lisa M. Petrocelli Executive Director and Managing Attorney, Hofstra Law Access to Justice Incubator

Madeline Singas Nassau County District Attorney

Harriet R. Weinberger

Director, Office of Attorney’s for Children, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department

ELDER LAW, GUARDIANSHIPS, TRUST & ESTATES Stephanie M. Alberts

Associate, Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Terrana, LLP

Katie Barbieri

Associate, Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Wolf, LLP

Roseanne P. Beovich

Senior Associate, Genser Dubow Genser & Cona LLP

Bronwyn M. Black Partner, Black and Black

Nancy Burner

Founding Manager and Partner, Nancy Burner & Associates, P.C.

Jennifer B. Cona

Partner, Genser Dubow Genser & Cona LLP

Ilene Sherwyn Cooper

Ellen G. Makofsky

Allyson D. Burger

Robin Burner Daleo

Doris L. Martin

Michele Capetola

Mary E. Mongioi

Jacqueline M. Caputo

Partner, Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Associate, Nancy Burner & Associates, P.C.

Judith A. Eisen

Partner/Director, Garfunkel Wild, P.C.

Ellen L. Flowers

Senior Partner, Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Wolf, LLP

Emily F. Franchina

Founding Shareholder, Franchina & Giordano, P.C.

Cheryl L. Fratello

President and Founder, Fratello Law, P.C.

Mary P. Giordano Founding Shareholder, Franchina & Giordano, P.C.

Sharon Kovacs Gruer Attorney, Sharon Kovacs Gruer, P.C.

Saundra M. Gumerove

Attorney, Saundra M. Gumerove & Associates

Principal, Makofsky & Associates, P.C.

Partner/Director, Garfunkel Wild, P.C. Partner, Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Terrana, LLP

Associate, Saltzman Chetkof & Rosenberg LLP Attorney, Law Offices of Anthony A. Capetola

Associate, Anthony E. Core, P.C.

Joan Lensky Robert

Amanda L. Carlson

Donna J. Turetsky

Kim M. Ciesinski

Irene V. Villacci

Cynthia Diaz

Danielle M. Visvader

Elizabeth L. Diesa

Member, Kassoff, Robert & Lerner, LLP Partner, Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman LLP Attorney, Irene V. Villacci, Esq., P.C.

Associate, Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Wolf, LLP

Attorney, Catterson & LoFrumento, LLP Partner, Schwartz & Ciesinski, LLP

CEO, Up and Running Legal & Spiritual Advocates Partner, Tabat, Cohen, Blum & Yovino, PC

Donna England

FAMILY LAW

Member, England & England, P.C.

Mary Ann Aiello

Charo Ezdrin

Maria DeMarco Begley

Florence M. Fass

Partner, Mary Ann Aiello PC

Of Counsel, Franchina & Giordano, P.C.

Attorney, Law Offices of Charo Ezdrin, P.C. Partner, Fass & Greenberg, LLP

Lisa M. Gardner

Gail B. Saul

Carolyn Caccese

Rondiene E. Novitz

Nancy E. Gianakos

Lisa R. Schoenfeld

Hayley B. Dryer

Linda M. Oliva

Danielle B. Gatto

Denine C. Pagano

Associate, Wisselman, Harounian & Associates, P.C. Partner, Albanese & Albanese LLP

Elena L. Greenberg

Attorney, The Saul Law Firm, LLP

Partner, Schlissel Ostrow Karabatos, PLLC

Jill C. Stone

Partner, Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro LLP Associate, Cullen and Dykman LLP

Attorney, Jill C. Stone, Esq., PC

Associate, Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Terrana, LLP

Jacqueline Harounian

Megan E. Woolley

Amanda Gurman

Cheryl M. Helfer

Melissa Studin Young

Elizabeth Kase

Partner, Fass & Greenberg, LLP

Partner, Wisselman, Harounian & Associates, P.C. Partner, Helfer & Helfer LLP

Elena Karabatos Partner, Schlissel Ostrow Karabatos, PLLC

Karen D. McGuire Founding Member, McGuire Condon, P.C.

Randi M. Milgrim Partner, Mejias Milgrim & Alvarado, P.C.

Gayle Rosenblum Partner, Rubin & Rosenblum, PLLC

Debra L. Rubin Partner, Rubin & Rosenblum, PLLC

Attorney, Megan E. Woollet, Esq.

Member, Jill C. Stone, Esq., PC

LITIGATION, NEGLIGENCE, PERSONAL INJURY Betty Atlas

Partner, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP

Deborah A. Aviles Partner, Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles, LLP

Annamarie BondiStoddard Managing Partner, Pegalis & Erickson, LLC

Lauren B. Bristol Partner, Kerley Walsh Matera & Cinquemani P.C.

Attorney, Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck, LLP Partner, Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Wolf, LLP

Laurel R. Kretzing

Partner, Jaspan Schlesinger, LLP

Kimberly D. Lerner

Partner, Lerner and Lerner, PC

Judith A. Livingston

Senior Partner, Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore

Rhonda L. Meyer

Attorney, Pegalis & Erickson, LLC

Domenique Camacho Moran Partner, Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Managing Partner, Cruser, Mitchell & Novitz, LLP

Attorney, Pegalis & Erickson, LLC Partner, Keller, O’Reilly and Watson, PC

June D. Reiter

Partner, Catalano Gallardo & Petropoulos, LLP

Carol L. Schlitt

Founding Partner, The Schlitt Law Firm

Rachel Schulman Attorney, Rachel Schulman, Esq. PLLC

Natasha Shishov Associate, Jaspan Schlesinger, LLP

Andrea Tsoukalas Partner, Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Terrana, LLP

Elizabeth Usinger Associate, Cullen and Dykman LLP

Debra L. Wabnik

Partner, Stagg, Terenzi, Confusione & Wabnik, LLP

Center For Children, Families and the Law

Our Mission The Center for Children, Families and the Law was established in 2001 in response to the urgent need for more effective representation of children and families in crisis. Through innovative programs such as the Youth Advocacy Clinic and Juvenile Justice Practicum, and unique opportunities to participate in community service, public-policy projects and research, students are able to see how their studies apply in society, and simultaneously make a difference. Our mission is simple: Provide Hofstra Law students with the tools they need to directly and effectively represent children and families in crisis.

At Hofstra Law, we use an interdisciplinary training program grounded in specialized courses, simulations, a handson client clinic, and seminars that provide the foundation for interdisciplinary research in family law, mediation and alternatives to litigation. The Center also offers advanced training for professionals in the field by sponsoring lectures and conferences and promoting dialogue among academic disciplines, policymakers and the judiciary.

“Every day

, children and families

in America come to our courts at some of the most challenging times in their lives — often facing poverty, divorce, abuse, neglect or foster care. Hofstra Law’s Center for Children, Families and the Law not only provides life-changing assistance and effective representation to those in need, but also works to address the bigger picture by improving policies that directly affect the welfare of children in our state.”

— New York State Chief Administrative Judge (Ret.) A. Gail Prudenti, Executive Director of the Center for Children, Families and the Law and Special Advisor to the Dean

Thank You to our sponsors

Special Center Supporters Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Wolf, LLP

Franchina & Giordano, P.C.

Albanese & Albanese LLP

John and Elaine Kanas Family Foundation

Robert J. Cimino, Esq. Cruser, Mitchell & Novitz, LLP Economic Opportunity Council of Suffolk, Inc. Farrell Fritz, P.C. Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Terrana, LLP

Hofstra University Jaspan Schlesinger, LLP

Kassoff, Robert & Lerner, LLP Kerley, Walsh, Matera & Cinquemani, P.C. Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore Law Offices of Anthony A. Capetola

Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles, LLP The Carl Marks Foundation, Inc. Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro, LLP Saundra M. Gumerove & Associates The Schlitt Law Firm Schwartz & Ciesinski LLP

Congratulations to the

Honorees

BUSINESS, CORPORATE, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT Sharon N. Berlin Partner, Lamb & Barnosky, LLP

ELDER LAW, GUARDIANSHIPS, TRUST & ESTATES Suzanne Q. Burke

Attorney, Harding, Burke & Hogan, PLLC

Simone M. Freeman

Associate, Amato Law Group PLLC

EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENT Valerie M. Cartright Attorney

Christina Gaudio

Attorney, Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County

Linda Mejias

Principal Law Clerk, Supreme Court, Nassau County

FAMILY LAW Penelope J. BlizzardMcGrath Founder, Law Office of Penelope J. Blizzard-McGrath

Meredith Sales Friedman

Partner, Van Horn and Friedman, P.C.

Joy Jankunas

Associate, Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Wolf, LLP

Carolyn D. Kersch

Partner, Samuelson Hause Samuelson Geffner & Kersch, LLP

LITIGATION, NEGLIGENCE, PERSONAL INJURY Rebecca K. Devlin Associate, Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles, LLP

Sara Wyn Kane

Partner, Valli Kane & Vagnini LLP

Alisa J. Geffner

Partner, Samuelson, Hause, Samuelson Geffner & Kersch, LLP

Special Center Supporters AHRC Nassau

Hon. Joseph G. Cairo, Jr.

Amy Hsu and Lawrence Lo

We apologize that the above honorees were inadvertently omitted from the program as a result of a scrivener’s error.