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Dear Third and Fourth Year Students:

I salute you, the New York Law School graduates of 1998. Each of you has demonstrated by your hard work and numerous achievements the talent required to become a first-rate lawyer. But law school graduation is not the end of legal education. It is really only the beginning.

You have chosen a profession where the quest for excellence demands life-long study. You have chosen a profession where nothing short of excellence will do. The legal profession's obligation is wisely to order the future with words and to resolve disputes with fairness and efficiency. These obligations impose enormous responsibilities. Society is entitled to insist that they be discharged in a scrupulously ethical fashion.

I have confidence that each of you will handle well your share of these responsibilities. And I have confidence that you will have fun doing so. To each of you, my very best wishes.

Sincerely,

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MESSAGE FOR NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL YEARBOOK The practice of law in modern times proves that the age of exploration is never over. I say this from personal experience: as I look back over my years in the practice oflaw, I am altogether astonished at the discoveries which have come about as the law has conformed itself to a world that seems to reinvent itself almost overnight. To me the greatest discovery is that it is possible to look backwards into the common law to find answers which settle questions in areas almost unimaginable in earlier times. That is where we can discover the genius of the law.

The old wisdom says that a prophet is not honored in his own land, and that is why some may look upon attorneys as nothing more than hired gun-slingers. Yet in modern times the practice of law demands a continuing growth and vision on the part of an attorney. There will always be a tension between the continuing verities of the common law and the brute logic of the natural world which shows us a bit more of its reality as time passes; and it is the job of the attorney to disGovcr where the new equities lie. Some may not reiish the role of explorer, because the costs in terms of respect by an affected and sometimes frightened or unsettled society are frequently very high. The adage, "No good deed goes unpunished" is only half a joke.

So being a good attorney requires the courage to grow and to exercise vision and to explore.

Law school is the starting point.

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As a graduate ofNew York Law School and as an active member of the Alumni Association, I am proud of the students who are studying at New York Law School. Having been a judge for approximately 32 years, I have had the opportunity of having the students from New York Law School to intern and clerk for me. I have found them to be always of high caliber, intelligent, and conscientious.

The Class of 1998, in my opinion, is outstanding. A number of the 1998 class have interned for me and have shown that they will be capable and able future attorneys.

I have spoken to a great many graduates in the Class of 1998 and have had the opportunity to counsel many of them. From the looks of things, if the Class of 1998 is a sample of the students of the future, New York Law School is in very good shape.

I am proud to be a graduate ofNew York Law School and of the progress it has made over the years. Dean Wellington has done a magnificent job as Dean of the School. I congratulate him and the students.

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ALJAA ABDELRAHMAN

CARMEN ANDRADE

RYAN ASHER

JOSEPH AULOGIA

SABRINA BAGDASARIAf'

ANTHONY BARLANTI

JENNIFER BARNES

ROBERT BARRAVECCHIO

RONIT BENEZRY

KAREN BERLINER

ROMEO BERMUDEZ

STACEY BLEAMAN

HARRIS J. BOGNER

STEPHEN A. BONFA

TIA BOWMAN

MICHAEL BRESLIN

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CHARLES BRUMLIK

AMY BUSTRAAN

VINCENT CASTELLANO

JOSEPH CERVINI

NGANL. CHAN

MARK CHECK!

DIANA CASTANEDA

MICHAEL CARBONARO

THOMAS CAPPELLO

MICHELLE COHEN

ERICA COHN

LAUREN R. COOPER

CLARA CAMPOS

NEJLA J. CADET

JASON BUTLER

BARBARA-ANN COSTELLO

DAVID CRANDALL 21

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CHRISTOPHER CRAWFORD

ANNMARIE CROSWELL

MICHAEL DAL LAGO

JONATHAN DAVIDOFF

CARINA DEFFERRIRE

ROBERT S. DeLUCA

ANDREW CSASZAR

ANTHONY DIPIETRO

ANTH ONY DISALVO

MARC DITOMASO

DAVID M. DORE

nLLANA DEVINE

JIANG DU

SHELIA DUGGAN

GRACE EGAN

ROBERT EISEN

SUSAN B. EISNER

BRIAN EPSTEIN

MYCHAL FELDMAN

LISA J. FERLAZZO

IAN FIELDS

MICHELLE EPSTEIN

STEFANIE L. EPSTEIN

CRAIG ESQUENAZI

CATHY L. FIN NEGAN

fiLL FLEISCH

B. KEITH FULTON

MICHAEL FAHY

MERIEM M . FAIDI

THOMAS GALLAGHER

LEORGAMZO

GILA GARBER

ROY EVANS

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SONJA L. GARLICK

]ERIKA GIWNER

VICTOR GORMAN

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MELISSA GASSLER

SHARMILEE GOPWANI

INGRID GREEN

MICHAEL GORDON

JUSTINE GRISANTI

STELLA GUERRA

SUZANNE GUIDO

PAUL H. GUILLOTTE

DAN HAGEVTK

GAVIN HANDWERKER

JOHN T. HENDERSON

MARCHENIG

JAMES HENNESSEY

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YVONNE HERNANDEZ

SHANNON HESSION

ELIZABETH D. HOEXTER

DAVID HOWARD

RICHARD HUGHES

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CHARLES HYMOWITZ

SUSAN HINKSON

DANIEL JACOBSON

IAN JAGENDORF

MICHELLE JEAN-JACQUES

SAMUEL KAMARA

BARBARA KELLER

JESSICA KLAFTER

ERIC KOCHEL

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MICHAEL KONTOKOSTA

ERICK LADSON

RUBEENA S. LAL

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KYLE KORDTCH

PAUL LAGATTUTA III

JEAN-CLAUDE LANZA

OLGA LAURIAN O

KRISTEN LINNUS

ERIK LEVIN

BING LI

RONALD LIEBERMAN

DEBORAH LILIENTHAL

MICHAEL LOFFREDO

ADRIAN LOONEY

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BEVERLY LUBIT

HOLLY MACDONALD

CORTNEY MARCUS

MATTHEW}. MARTIN

PATRICK MARUGGI

KIMBERLY MATHIS

ELIZABETH M. MARABONDO

WILLIAM MCLOUGHLIN

STEPHANIE MCQUEEN

ANTHONY MERLINO

DANIEL}. MCKENNA

STACEY-ALISSA MIRSKY

JEAN MIGDAL

GREGG MELE

DEBORAH MEYER

JOHN MOREIRA

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NIRUPA NARAYAN

JENNY NIEVES

DONAL O'BUCKLEY 34

YVENS NELSON

JENNIFER NORRIS

JESSICA O'KANE

SHARI NEWBERGER

MATTHEW O 'BRIEN

LINDA ORNDORFF

ANTHONY PAPA

SEOUNG-H EE PARK

ROBERT PASCHALL

BRANDI PH ILLIPS

DANIELLE PICCIRILLO

LAWRENCE PIERGROSSI

JEFFREY PITTS

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LISA POGGI

LISA M. POST

FLORA RAINER

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KIMBERLY PONDOFF

ERIC PRZYBISIKI

SHERRY RAMSEY

TAMARA POSNER

HAROLD QUADRTNO

SUSANAH RILEY-WADE

ELENOR REID

JONATHAN RICHTER

SHEREEN RIZK YOUSSEF

MATILDE ROMAN

NOEL ROSENGART

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MIRTHA SABIO

DAVID SALANITRO

TARA SENKEL

BENJAMIN SHATZKY

JEE-YEON SHIN

JULIENNE SIANO

BRIAN E. SCHRADER

ERIC SLATER

PERRY F. SOFFERMAN

SY STERN

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CARROLL SINGER

GORDON TAYLOR

FARNOUSH TOOMA

ANNE L. STALLMAN

DANIEL SULLIVAN

ALEXSIS TROY

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NICHOLAS E. TZANETEAS

KATE USDROWSKJ

JAMES VIECELI

JASON VJSHNJCK

WAYNE WATTLEY

DAVID WEAVER

MARC WEISMAN

NICHOLAS WHITNEY

JOHN WEBB

NEIL WOLLERSTEIN

DEBORAH WRIGHT

MARILYN WENZ

LEAH WIGREN

EFTYHIA XIDIAS

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JEFFREY ZEICHNER

Congratulations Alexsis You have made us so proud.

We love you.

Mom,Dad Richie and Sal

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Dear Eric, Congratulations!

Today is your day.

You're off to great places!

You're off and away!

And will you succeed?

Yes! You will, indeed!

(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)

KID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS! Today is your day!

You're mountain is waiting.

So ... get on your way!

You continually make us proud!

ALL OUR LOVE, MOM, DAD & CORlE

Dear Don, Susan, Debbie and GregI'm. everything I am. because you love m.e.

Thank you for your m.any sacrifices.

Love, Marilyn

All the best to our Michael and the class of 1998 Dear Michael, "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."

Our admiration and love for you know no bounds!

The Kontokosta Family "Pops', Mom, Dino, Anna Nona Cally, Aunt Alice & Korey

Congratulations Michael and to the Class of 1998 "Once a gentleman, and always a gentle man".

With admiration and love, The Walker Family, Grandmother Bunny Uncle Ken and Aunt Eleanor Uncle Phil and Aunt Donna

Gary Hughes Giannantonio Esq. Congratulations For the price of an effort, nothing is impossible.

(L.D.)

Cathy Lee, Congratulations on your well earned degree.

We are all very proud of you!

Congratulations Molll!

You did it!

We knevv you could!

Here I Am No. 6 Gary, Like the lawyer Thomas Moore, is destined to be ila man for all seasons''

Love, Mom & Larry Nana & Bob

Love Ryan &

Erin Jonathan,

WEARE PROUD OF YOU

We are very proud of all your achievements.

Love Mom Dad and Family

Congratulations!

There is no limit to your future success!

Love Mom, Dad, Jill and Jamie

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Danielle, Looking back from the moment you were born you have given us nothing but pleasure. You've always seemed to set such high goals and expectations for yourself, and as a result, your school years have brought you much success and tremendous amounts of pride for daddy and I. It is an undescribable feeling as your parents to know. You realized you had a dream. You set your sight attaining that dream. You mapped out a plan.

You achived your dream.

That in fact was our dream for you.

Love ya!

Mom & Dad P.S. Danny you worked it!

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