HOFSTRA LAW REPORT Spring 2015
Dean Eric Lane
Director of Alumni Relations Jodie Sperico
Photo by Tony Lopez
Assistant Dean for External Relations Lisa Berman
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Director of Communications & Editor Andrew E. Berman Copy Editor Kenneth J. Selvester Contributors Andrew E. Berman Lisa Berman Jean Cohen Elizabeth LaFaye Trina Mannino Kenneth J. Selvester Jodie Sperico Photography Aakaash Bali Tony Lopez Design Tobie-Lynn Accardi HOFSTRA LAW REPORT, Hofstra Law’s magazine, is published once a year by the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and editors and do not reflect official positions of the Maurice A. Deane School of Law or Hofstra University. Address changes and Class Notes can be submitted on the Hofstra Law website at law.hofstra.edu/StayConnected or directed to the Office of Alumni Relations at lawalum@hofstra.edu or 516-463-2586. Editorial Office Maurice A. Deane School of Law 121 Hofstra University, Suite 029J Hempstead, New York 11549 Phone: 516-463-4142 Fax: 516-463-5047 hofstralaw@hofstra.edu © 2015 Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. All rights reserved.
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Spotlight 12 | ALAN RESNICK: CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE As Professor Alan Resnick begins his fifth decade at Hofstra Law, the preeminent bankruptcy law expert’s passion for his field and for teaching burns more brightly than ever. by Trina Mannino
Perspectives 17 | MAKING A DIFFERENCE: EXPANDING ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR THE UNDERSERVED by Jean Cohen
21 | ALUMNI GIVING BACK: PREPARING PRACTICE-READY GRADUATES by Trina Mannino
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