Adjunct Faculty


G.S. Peter Bergen
Geol. Engr., Colorado School of Mines;
J.D., Columbia University School of Law
Private Practitioner
Teaches Environmental Regulation of Toxic and Hazardous Substances

Hon. Joseph F. Bianco
B.A., Georgetown University
J.D., Columbia Law School
United States District Judge
Eastern District of New York
Teaches National Security and the Law

Neil R. Blecher
B.A., Rutgers University
J.D., Seton Hall University School of Law
LL.M., Georgetown University School of Law
Assistant General Counsel and Lead Attorney for the Midwest Region, Capgemini North America, Inc.
Teaches Internet Law

Diana M. Boyar
B.A., University of Arizona;
J.D., Temple University
Staff Attorney, Brooklyn Defender Services
Teaches Civil Trial Advocacy

Hon. Lawrence J. Brennan
B.S., St. Joseph's University;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Judge, Nassau County Family Court
Teaches Family Law Practice

Richard F. Broude
B.S., Washington University;
J.D., University of Chicago School of Law
Retired from Mayer. Brown & Platt
Teaches Mass Tort Bankruptcy

Jason Brown
B.A., Princeton University;
J.D., Harvard Law School
Partner Holland & Knight
Teaches White Collar Crime

Jamie Burke
B.A., Georgetown University Law Center;
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
Staff Attorney, Brooklyn Defender Services
Teaches Civil Trial Advocacy

Joseph A. Calamari
B.A., Fordham University;
LL.B., Fordham University School of Law
Former Full-Time Faculty Member
Teaches Admiralty Law, Government Contracts, and Maritime Cargo and Insurance

Luis Candal
B.A., Assumption College;
J.D., Catholic University of Puerto Rico
Private Practitioner
Teaches Civil Trial Advocacy

Faith Colangelo
Private Practitioner
Teaches Civil Trial Advocacy

Joseph G. Colbert
B.S., New York University,
Stern School of Business;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Partner. Rosen & Livingston
Teaches Trial Advocacy Skills

John Collen
B.A., Dartmouth College;
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
Partner, Duane Morris LLP
Teaches Partnership Bankruptcy

Hon. Francis G. Conrad
B.A., Manhattan College;
J.D., Fordham University School of Law
Business Strategy Advisors
Teaches Bankruptcy Procedure, Comparative Bankruptcy Systems,
Multi-National Case Management, and Bankruptcy Accounting

Eric Corngold
B.A., Swarthmore College;
J.D., Yale University School of Law
Assistant U.S. Attorney (EDNY)
Teaches White Collar Crime

Carlos J. Cuevas
B.A., New York University;
J.D., Yale University School of Law
Private Practitioner
Teaches Consumer Bankruptcy

James T. Curtis
B.A., Vassar College
J.D., Boston University School of Law
Associate General Counsel for Transactions and Intellectual Property, Capgemini North America, Inc.
Teaches Internet Law

Hon. Melanie Cyganowski
B.A., Grinnell College;
J.D., State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
Chief Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court (EDNY)
Teaches Domestic Relations in Bankruptcy and Bankruptcy Ethics,
Fraud and Malpractice

John S. D'Alimonte
B.A., U.S. Airforce Academy and Hunter College of the City of New York;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Teaches Federal Securities Regulation Seminar

Hon. Raymond J. Dearie
B.A., Fairfield University;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Judge, United States District Court for the
Eastern District of New York
Teaches Federal Practice and Judicial Decision­-Making Process

Henry A. Dlugacz
B.A., Queens College;
J.D., New York Law School
Private Practitioner
Teaches Mental Health Law Seminar

Wende Doniger
Partner, Doniger & Engstrand
Teaches Civil Trial Advocacy and Externship Seminar

Deborah A. Dorfman
B.A., University of California at Berkeley
M.A., New York University
J.D., New York Law School
Senior Counsel, NYC Office of Corporate Counsel
Teaches the Mental Health Law Seminar

Hon. Robert D. Drain
B.A., Yale University;
J.D., Columbia University School of Law
United States Bankruptcy Judge. SDNY
Teaches Negotiation in Bankruptcy

Peter Dunne
B.A., Boston University;
J.D., Boston University School of Law
Principal Law Clerk. Justice Robert C. McGann
Teaches Civil Trial Advocacy

Ford Elsaesser
B.S., Goddard College;
J.D., University of Idaho School of Law
Elsaesser Jarzabek Anderson Marks
Elliott & McHugh
Teaches New Developments in Small Business Bankruptcy

Jeffery B. Fannell
B.S., St. John's University;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Counsel, Major League Baseball
Players Association
Teaches Sports Law

Louis Fasulo
B.S., Drew University;
J.D., Pace University School of Law
Partner, Fasulo, Shalley & DiMaggio
Teaches Civil Trial Advocacy and Externship Seminar

Marjory D. Fisher
B.A., State University of New York at Albany;
J.D., The National Law Center, George Washington University
Bureau Chief, Special Victims Bureau,
Queens County District Attorney's Office
Teaches Family Violence and Sexual Assault

Hon. Debra C. Freeman
B.A., Yale University
J.D., New York University School of Law
Federal Magistrate Judge, United States District Court (SDNY)
Teaches the Federal Civil Discovery Seminar

Joseph R. Gagliano, Jr.
B.A., St. John’s University
J.D., St. John’s University School of Law
Private Practitioner
Teaches Trademarks and Copyrights Survey

Hon. James Garrity, Jr.
B.A., College of the Holy Cross;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Shearman & Sterling
Teaches Bankruptcy Jurisdiction

Frank W. Giordano
J.D., Fordham University;
LL.B., Fordham University School of Law
Private Practitioner
Teaches Regulation of Investment Companies

Glenda G. Grace
B.A., University of Pennsylvania
B.S., The Wharton School
J.D., Columbia University School of Law
Special Counsel, New York Capital Defender Office
Teaches Capital Punishment in the 21st Century

Christopher F. Graham
B.S.B.A., London School of Economics;Georgetown University;
J.D., University of Pennsylvania
School of Law
Thacher Proffitt & Wood
Teaches Reorganizations Under
Chapter 11

Carol Gray
B.A., Amherst College
J.D., New York University
Staff Attorney, Brooklyn Defender Services
Teaches Civil Trial Advocacy

Elayne E. Greenberg
B.A., M.S., Brooklyn College
J.D., Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Special Professor of Law, Hofstra University School of Law
Teaches Representation of Clients in Mediation

Ira L. Herman
B.A., Yeshiva University;
J.D., Boston University School of Law
Bryan Cave
Teaches Domestic Relations in Bankruptcy

Deborah L. Hewitt
B.A., Marymount Manhattan College;
M.A., Queens College;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Private Practitioner
Teaches Legal Research and Writing

James E. Hickey, Jr.
Professor of Law and Director of International and Comparative Law Programs, Hofstra University School of Law
B.S., University of Florida
J.D., University of Georgia
Ph.D., Cambridge University
Teaches Property

Henry E. Hildebrand
B.A., Vanderbuilt University;
J.D., Georgetown University School of Law
Standing Trustee for Chapters 12 and 13,
Middle District of Tennessee.
New Developments - Representing Trustees

Ronald B. Hildreth
B.A., Renssaelaer Polytechnic Institute;
M.B.A., Rutgers University;
J.D., Georgetown University School of Law
Partner, Brumbaugh, Graves, Donohue & Raymond
Teaches Patent Law and Patent Law Seminar

Oscar Holt, III
B.A., St. John's University;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Associate Professor, St. John's University
College of Professional Studies
Teaches Pre-Trial Advocacy

Theresa Hughes
B.A., Manhattan College
M.A., Brooklyn College
J.D., CUNY School of Law
Special Professor, Hofstra Univ. School of Law
Teaches Child Advocacy Clinic, Juvenile Justice, Family Law, Professional Responsibility

Hon. Charles J. Hynes
B.A., St. John's University;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
District Attorney, Kings County
Teaches Criminal Trial Practice

Gail Jacobs
B.A., Kenyon College;
J.D., Columbia University School of Law
Private Practitioner
Teaches Civil Trial Advocacy and Externship Seminar

Rhonnie B. Jaus
B.A., State University of New York at Albany;
J.D., The National Law Center, George Washington University
Executive Assistant District Attorney,
Sex Crimes Bureau, Kings County District Attorney's Office
Teaches Family Violence and Sexual Assault

Joyce Kendrick
B.A., StonyBrook University
J.D., Touro Law School
Staff Attorney, Brooklyn Defender Services
Teaches Civil Trial Advocacy

Scott E. Kessler
B.A., Cornell University;
J.D., Hofsra University School of Law
Queens County District Attorney's Office
Teaches Prosecutors Clinic

Richardo I. Kilpatrick
B.A., Harvard University;
J.D., University of Michigan School of Law
Kilpatrick & Associates
Teaches New Developments in Small Business Bankruptcy

Erik D. Klingenberg
B.B.A., Hofstra University
J.D., St. John’s University
Partner, Thacher, Proffitt & Wood
Teaches Securitization, Structured Finance & Capital Markets

Daniel Kramer
B.A., Syracuse University;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Private Practitioner
Teaches Legal Medicine

Lisa Kurbiel 
B.A., Niagara University
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Private Practioner
Teaches International Human Rights Externship

Dennis A. Lalli
B.A., Trinity College;
J.D., Boston College Law School
Partner, Kauff, McClain & McGuire LLP
Teaches Labor and Employment Arbitration

Hon. Rory I. Lancman
B.A., CUNY at Queens College
J.D., Columbia University School of Law
Assemblyman, NYS Assembly (25th District)
Teaches Local Government Law

Lawrence F. Landgraff
B.A., Providence College;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Office of the General Counsel, Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Teaches Pension Benefits in Bankruptcy

Hon. Gerald Lebovits
B.A., Carleton University
LL.L., University of Ottawa
M.C.L., Tulane University
LL.M., New York University
Judge, NYC Civil Court, Housing Part
Teaches Appellate Advocacy

Lawrence A. Levy
B.A., State University of New York at Stonybrook;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Giuliani Partners LLC
Teaches Pre-Trial Advocacy

Lisa Lewis
B.A., Bucknell University
J.D., University of Texas School of Law
M.A., CUNY Graduate Center
Private Practitioner
Teaches Capital Punishment in the 21st Century


Richard  Lieb
B.A., Union College;
J.D., New York University School of Law
Kronish, Lieb, Weiner & Hellman LLP
Teaches Complex Bankruptcy Litigation Seminar, Bankruptcy Theory and New Developments in Business Bankruptcy

Paul Lieberman
B.A., C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University;
J.D., New York Law School
Trial Supervisor, Brooklyn Defender Services
Teaches Civil Trial Advocacy

Michael Mariani
B.S., Wilkes College;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law;
LL.M., New York University School of Law
Senior Vice President, Deputy General Trust Counsel and Director of Trust and Estate Services, Fiduciary Trust Company International
Teaches Post-Mortem Estate Planning

Joseph L. Marino
B.A., C.W. Post
J.D., St. John’s University
Professor of Applied Legal Studies and Director, Applied Skills Program
New York Law School
Teaches New York Practice

Martin M. Marshak
B.S., Long Island University;
J.D., Brooklyn Law School
Staff Attorney. Brooklyn Defender Services
Teaches Civil Trial Advocacy and Externship Seminar

Deirdre A. Martini
B.A., New York University;
J.D., University of Bridgeport School of Law
United States Trustee for New York,
Connecticut and Vermont
New Developments -Representing Trustees

Mary Maury
B.A., New York University;
M.S., Hunter College;
M.B.A., St. John's University;
Ed.D., St. John's University
Associate Professor, St. John's University
Tobin College of Business
Teaches Accounting for Lawyers 

Patrick L. McCloskey
B.A., Villanova University;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Executive Director, Assigned Counsel
Defender Plan, Nassau County
Teaches Criminal Procedure and Criminal Trial Practice

Joseph A. McCormack
B.A., State University of New York at Albany;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Deputy Bureau Chief, Bronx County District Attorney's Office
Teaches Prosecutors Clinic

Robert D. McCreanor
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
J.D., Harvard Law School
Associate, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, LLP
Teaches the Immigrant Tenant Advocacy Clinic Seminar

John P. McNicholas
B.A., M.A., St. John’s University
J.D., St. John’s University School of Law
Of Counsel, DLA Piper US LLP
Teaches Creditors' Rights

Mark A. Meyer
B.A., Farleigh Dickinson University
J.D., St. John’s University
LL.M., Harvard University
Member, Herzfeld & Rubin, P.C.
Teaches Transactions in Emerging Markets

Melvyn Mitzner
B.B.A., CUNY at Bernard M. Baruch College
LL.B., Brooklyn Law School
Senior Vice President & Chief Underwriting Counsel
LandAmerica Financial Group
Teaches Advanced Real Estate Transactions

Scott E. Mollen
B.A., New York University;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Partner, Herrick Feinstein
Teaches Alternative Dispute Resolution

Kevin P. Mulry
B.A., St. John's University;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
United States Attorney's office, Eastern District of New York
Teaches Civil Practice Seminar – Federal

Guy P. Novo
B.A., New York University;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Private Practitioner
Teaches Legal Research and Writing

Scott C. Occhiogrosso
B.A., University of South Florida;
J.D.,  Fordham Law School
Teaches Criminal Justice Externship

Terence M. O'Neil
B.A., St. John's University;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Partner, Raines & Pogrebin
Teaches Employment Discrimination

Alec P. Ostrow
B.A., Dartmouth College;
J.D., New York University School of Law
Salomon Green & Ostrow P.C.
Teaches Drafting Bankruptcy and Commercial Agreements and Documents 

J. Gardiner Pieper
B.A., Ithaca College;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Pieper Bar Review
Teaches Family Law

Hon. C. Raymond Radigan
B.A., St. Brooklyn College;
J.D., Brooklyn Law School
Former Surrogate, Nassau County
Teaches Estate Planning and Estate Administration

Kevin A. Reilly
B.A., Joseph's College
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Principal Appellate Court Attorney, Supreme Court, Appellate Division,
First Department
Teaches Civil Rights Litigation Seminar

Thomas O. Rice
B.A., Fordham University;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
LL.M., New York University School of Law
Of Counsel, Albanese and Albanese LLP
Teaches Professional Responsibility

Hon. Reinaldo E. Rivera
B.S., Peter's College
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Justice, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department
Teaches Criminal Procedure

Peter T. Roach
B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Partner, Law Offices of Peter T. Roach
Teaches Suretyship and Mortgages and Real Estate Drafting

Wilfred Rodriguez
B.A., Queens College of the City University of New York;
J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
Trial Lawyer, Queens Law Associates
Teaches Civil Trial Advocacy

Adam L. Rosen
B.A., University of California at Santa Barbara;
J.D., University of California at Davis
Scarcella Rosen & Slome LLP
Teaches Reorganization Under
Chapter 11

Robert Rosh
B.A., Clark University;
Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton;
J.D., Columbia University School of Law
Associate General Counsel
New York Life Insurance Company
Teaches Insurance Law

Lori Rowan
B.S., New York University;
J.D., Brooklyn Law School,Cum Laude
Private Practioner
Teaches Civil Externship Seminar

Hon. Israel Rubin
B.A., St. John's University;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law;
LL.M., St. John's University School of Law
Of Counsel, Greenberg and Traurig LLP
Teaches Appellate Advocacy

Mitchell H. Rubinstein
B.A., Cornell University;
J.D., Hofstra University School of Law
Senior Counsel, New York State
United Teachers
Teaches Labor Law

C. Mario Russell
B.A., Haverford College;
J.D. University of Maryland School of Law
Catholic Charities Immigration Office-
Archdiocese of New York
Teaches Immigration Rights Clinic

Burton T. Ryan, Jr.
B.S., Manhattan College
J.D., St. John’s University School of Law
Assistant U.S. Attorney, United States District Court (EDNY)
Teaches Trial Advocacy

Jonathan S. Sack
A.B., Harvard University;
J.D., Yale Law School
Partner, Morvillo Abramowitz, Grand, Iason & Silberberg
Teaches White Collar Crime

Laura Saft
B.A., Florida State University;
J.D., Northeastern University
School of Law
Supervising Attorney, Brooklyn
Defender Services
Teaches Civil Trial Advocacy

Joseph P. Salvo
B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
M.S., SUNY at Stony Brook
J.D., St. John’s University
Counsel, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Louis S. Sartori
B.A., Forham University;
J.D., New York Law School
Attorney-in-Charge, Legal Aid Society Juvenile Rights Division
Teaches Civil Trial Advocacy

Barbara J. Scheiner
B.A., Brooklyn College of the City University of New York;
J.D., Brooklyn Law School
Partner, Duane, Morris & Heckscher LLP
Teaches Estate Planning

Alan D. Scheinkman
B.A., George Washington University;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Del Bello, Donnellan, Weingarten, Tartaglia, Wise, Wiederkehr
Teaches Law and Policy of Health Care Delivery Systems

Martin E. Schloss
B.A., University of Rochester
J.D., New York University School of Law
Private Practitioner
Teaches Mergers and Acquisitions

Lisa Schreibersdorf
B.A., Queens College;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Executive Director, Brooklyn Defender Services
Teaches Civil Trial Advocacy and Externship Seminar

Morton J. Sealove
B.A., Boston University;
LL.B., Suffolk University Law School
Partner, Schaerf & Sealove
Teaches Civil Trial Advocacy

Victoria L. Shoaf
B.A., California State College (Bakersfield)
M.B.A., Pace University
Ph.D., CUNY/Baruch College
Associate Professor, St. John’s University
Peter J. Tobin College of Business
Teaches Accounting for Lawyers

Joseph P. Sieger
B.A., University of New Mexico;
J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Staff Attorney, Brooklyn Defender Services
Teaches Civil Trial Advocacy and Externship Seminar

Kenneth P. Silverman
B.S., Syracuse University;
J.D., New York University School of Law
Silverman, Perlstein & Acampora LLP
Teaches Consumer Bankruptcy

Randy W. Singer
A.B., Harvard College
J.D., Columbia University School of Law
Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP
Teaches Trademarks and Unfair Competition

Sigurd A. Sorenson
B.A., St. John’s College, Annapolis
J.D., University of Wisconsin
Partner, Baker McKenzie LLP
Teaches Mass Media Law Seminar

Douglas K. Stern
B.A., Harvard University;
J.D., New York Law School
Private Practitioner
Teaches Civil Trial Advocacy and Externship Seminar

Hon. Elaine Jackson Stack
B.A., C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Justice, Nassau County Supreme Court, Matrimonial Center
Teaches Family Law

Mark von Sternberg
B.A., Columbia University;
J.D., Vanderbuilt University School of Law;
LL.M., New York University School of Law
Catholic Charities Immigration Office-Archdiocese of New York
Teaches Immigration Rights Clinic

Richard M. Steuer
B.A., Hofstra University;
J.D., Columbia University School of Law
Partner, Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw
Teaches Antitrust Laws and Competition

Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong
A.B., Harvard University;
J.D., Harvard Law School
Judge, United States Bankruptcy (EDNY)
Teaches Consumer Bankruptcy

Elaine Gail Suchman
B.A., Northwestern University;
J.D., Boston College School of Law
Senior Environmental Counsel, New York
Lawyers for Public Interest
Teaches Environmental Law

Kim Susser
B.A., Clark University;
J.D., George Washington University 
Law School
Supervising Attorney, New York Legal Assistance Group
Teaches Domestic Violence Litigation Clinic and Civil Trial Advocacy

Daniel J. Ventricelli
B.A., St. John's University;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
FTI Consulting
Teaches Bankruptcy Accounting

Hon. William D. Wall
A.B., Rutgers University;
J.D., Fordham University School of Law
United States Magistrate Judge (EDNY)
Teaches Pre-Trial Advocacy

James M. Wicks
B.A., Wheeling College;
J.D., St. John's University School of Law
Member, Farrell Fritz, P.C.
Teaches Pre-Trial Advocacy

Richard N. Winfield
B.A., Villanova University;
LLB., Georgetown University Law Center
Partner, Clifford Chance US LLP
Teaches Mass Media Law Seminar

Susan P. Witkin
B.A., Fordham University;
J.D., Harvard Law School;
LL.M., New York University
School of Law
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Teaches Drafting Wills and Trust Instruments

Joseph P. Zammit
A.B., Fordham University;
J.D., Harvard Law School;
LL.M., New York University
School of Law
Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP
Teaches Computers and the Law

Pearl Zuchlewski
B.A., University of Pittsburgh;
J.D., Fordham University School of Law
Partner, Goodman & Zuchlewski LLP
Teaches Labor and Employment Arbitration

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