‘80
Alan J. Schwartz was elected and installed as treasurer of the Nassau County Magistrates Association.
‘85
Jose Perez is being honored by the New York City Bar Association with their 36th Annual Bro Bono & Legal Services Award.
‘86
Michael L. McCarthy joined Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP as a partner in the firm’s Land Use & Zoning practice group.
‘89
Christopher Belisle joined Seward & Kissel LLP as a partner in its Maritime and Transportation Group in New York.
‘90
Hon. Jil Mazer-Marino has been appointed Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York.
‘94
Matthew D. Abrusci joined Freddie Mac as EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
Gerard DiConza joined Smith Gambrell & Russell as a partner in the Bankruptcy and Restructuring Department.
Elizabeth C. Leo joined Archer & Greiner, P.C.’s Philadelphia office as a partner in the firm’s Higher Education Practice. Prior to joining Archer, Elizabeth served as General Counsel and Title IX Coordinator at Wilkes University.
‘96
Jodi Franzese was appointed in 2019 by the Nassau County Legislature to become the very first Inspector General for Nassau County.
Jack Habert joined Seward & Kissel LLP as a partner in its Investment Management practice.
‘97
John Martinez joined Parsons Corporation as their Chief Legal Officer.
Jane Hartman Norberg joined Ogletree Deakins Washington, D.C. office as Shareholder. A former SEC Office of the Whistleblower chief, she will co-chair the firm’s Whistleblower and Compliance Practice Group. Prior to joining Ogletree, Jane was a partner at Arnold & Porter.
‘98
Brian A. Jarmain is Founding and Managing Partner at Evans Lane Capitol LLC.
‘00
Alexander J. Mueller joined Marshall Dennehey’s New York City office as a Shareholder in the Professional Liability Department.
‘01
Matthew Spero was installed as Dean of the Nassau Academy of Law (NAL)—the Nassau County Bar Association’s (NCBA) educational arm.
‘02
Daniel Justus Solinsky is Founder and Lead Attorney at Solinsky & Company PLLC. The practice concentrates on catastrophic personal injury and municipal liability claims.
‘03
Chad Brouillard began his term as President of the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association, serving the civil defense bar across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Cynthia (Cindy) Murray was elevated to partner at Troutman Pepper Locke.
‘04
William D. Deveau joined Tanenbaum Keale LLP as partner focusing his practice in the areas of commercial litigation and insurance coverage law.
Kelly Frawley Johnson joined Sterlington PLLC as partner focusing her practice on Matrimonial and Family Law.
Joseph La Ferlita was elected President of the Estate Planning Council of Long Island (EPCLI) at Rivkin Radler.
Robert T. Polemeni joined Yankwitt LLP as partner focusing his practice on commercial litigation, white-collar defense, and internal investigations for individuals and companies facing significant legal and reputational risk.
‘05
Timothy P. Lyster was appointed as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of New York in Rochester.
‘06
Michael J. Scarinci was appointed Senior Deputy Attorney General with the Appellate Litigation Section of the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General.
‘09
Nicole B. Rubin Sanci was elevated to partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
‘10
Lawrence S. Han, a partner, Rivkin Radler LLP, has been recognized by City & State in its 2026 Asian Trailblazers list, which recognizes leaders from the Asian community across New York state.
‘11
Marcus Cheung joined Cheung & Lauterborn, P.C. as partner.
‘12
Lisa Bonanni joined Rivkin Radler LLP as an associate in the firm’s Insurance Coverage practice group.
‘13
Brian Bergin was elevated to partner at Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC.
Danielle Drasser joined Rivkin Radler as counsel in the firm’s Insurance Fraud & Recovery group.
Ian L. Glick was elevated to special counsel at Marshall Dennehey’s Casualty Department.
Shan Haider LL.M. joined Winston & Strawn LLP as a structured finance partner of the firm’s Transactions Department in New York.
Ravi Vohra ’13L, ’14LL.M. joined Goldman Sachs as Vice President, Senior Counsel.
‘14
Edwar Estrada was elevated to partner at Kauff McGuire & Margolis, LLP.
Avigail Goldglancz joined Farrell Fritz, P.C. as a partner in the Trusts and Estates group.
Jamie L. Gross joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration Practice Group.
May M. Mansour was elevated to partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
Kathleen Mullins was elevated to partner at Kaufman Dolowich.
Max Rayetsky was elevated to partner at Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP.
Kevin Wallace was elevated to Associate Director, Professional Development & Attorney Training at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.
Peter S. White II was appointed by Mayor Mamdani as inaugural Director of the Mayor’s Office of Deed Theft Prevention.
‘15
John I. Coster IV was elevated to partner at Duane Morris LLP.
Raffaele “Raff” Ferraiolli was elevated to partner at Morrison & Foerster LLP.
‘16
Michelle (Wiederman) Bartov was appointed as a Judge in the Clackamas County Circuit Court in Oregon.
Devin S. Cohen was elevated to partner at Fox Rothschild.
Cecilia Ehresman was elevated to partner at K&L Gates LLP.
Michael Ferri was elevated to partner at Duane Morris LLP.
Atenedoro Gonzales is the new President of the Dominican Bar Association.
Charles Lazo was elevated to partner at Goldberg Segalla.
Michael Mulia was elevated to partner at Belkin, Burden, Goldman LLP.
Zachary Nastro joined Tanenbaum Keale LLP as special counsel focusing on areas of insurance defense, labor law, construction litigation, premises liability, product liability, and general negligence.
Arthur Rushforth was elevated to partner at Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP.
Sarah Viebrock was elevated to partner at Winston & Strawn LLP.
Kevin Wong was elevated to Legal Director, International Transactions and Litigation & Global Privacy, Taco Bell.
‘17
Christopher Arcitio was elevated to partner at Kaufman Dolowich.
Marlin Duro-Martinez was elevated to partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP.
Jaclynn McDonnell LL.M joined Stevens & Lee in the firm’s Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Department.
‘18
Nicholas A. DiMarco joined the United States Attorneys’ Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania as Assistant U.S. Attorney.
Michael Manzo joined the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.
Nicholas Marcello was elevated to counsel at Venable LLP.
‘21
John S. Puszcz, joined CP Engineers as General Counsel, Director of Strategy and Corporate Development.
‘23
Philip Glaser founded Glaser Recruitment, a boutique legal recruiting firm.
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