Welcome to the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law New Jersey Alumni Web page!
We serve alumni, parents, and friends of the Law School in and around New Jersey. If you would like to become involved with the New Jersey Alumni Club, please contact committee Co-Chairs Seth Goodman Park and Kenneth L. Baum.
Cardozo’s New Jersey alumni make up the second largest alumni group and represents graduates who either live or work in the Garden State. The New Jersey Alumni Club is segmented into two regions – Northern NJ and Southern/Central NJ with active committees working together to address issues facing NJ alumni, spotlight individual areas of practice and strengthen Cardozo’s regional alumni network.
New Jersey Alumni Club Committee:
Northern New Jersey:
Kenneth L. Baum ’92 (N), Co-Chair
Partner
Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A.
Alyse Aruch ’06
Associate
McCarter & English, LLP
Michael Brown ’91
Solo Practitioner
Michael J. Brown Law Office
Portia Downing ’03
Assistant Prosecutor
Essex County Prosecutor
Jason R. Finkelstein ’09
Associate
Cole Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A.
Orlee Goldfeld ’99
Of Counsel
Hollyer Brady, LLP
Megan B. Kilzy ’10, LL.M.
Assistant Prosecutor
Hudson County
Brooke Lichtenstein ’11
Associate
Reiseman Rosenberg Jacobs & Heller, P.C.
Barry Marenberg ’93
Chief Intellectual Property Strategist
BJM BioPat Solutions
Michael A. McGarry, Jr. ’11
Clerk
Hon. Mark Rusello
Suzanne Pronesti Sherman ’98
Attorney
Law Office of Abe Rappaport
Elior Shiloh ’07
Associate
Gordon & Reese LLP
Southern and Central New Jersey
Seth Goodman Park ’91, Co-Chair
Partner
Siegal & Park
Lori Epstein ’95
Vice President
MetLife
Joseph I. Fontak ’91
Of Counsel
Leader & Berkon LLP
Jay A. Ganzman ’86
Deputy Attorney General
Department of Law and Public Safety
Nadine Greenspan ’92
Recruiting Corporate Consultant
Malte Pendergast-Fischer ’04
Financial Advisor
Emerald Financial Resources
Steven Polinsky ’84
Attorney
Polinsky Law Office
Lisa S. Presser ’85
Partner
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Ellen Radin ’82
Sole Practitioner
Ellen Radin, Attorney at-Law
Sharon Toll Segall ’80
Property Manager
Pine Gate
Samuel Wenocur ’10
Associate
The Corrigan Law Firm
Alyssa P. Wolfe ’91
Of Counsel
Watson Stevens Rutter & Roy LLP
Upcoming Events
Working in New Jersey: A Panel and Networking
March 11, 2013 | 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Panel: Alyse Aruch ’06 (McCarter & English, LLP), Nadine Mizrahi Halevy ’92 (Samost Jewish Family and Children's Service of Southern New Jersey), Michael Brown ’91 (Solo Practitioner), Bennet Susser ’87 (Jardim, Meisner & Susser, P.C.), George Cohen ’84 (Senior Deputy Attorney General)
Moderator: Orlee Goldfeld ’99
There is no charge for this event, but your response by March 4th is appreciated. Alumni Affairs: 212.790.0293 or CardozoAlumniEvents@yu.edu
Past Events
Northern New Jersey Reception
May 10, 2012
Dean Matthew Diller was the guest speaker at this event in Bergen County. Kenneth Baum ’92, Partner, hosted the reception at Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A.
Southern New Jersey Reception
March 14, 2012
Professor Marci A. Hamilton, Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law, discussed “How the Penn State Case has Quickened the Pace of Legal Reform.” Malte Pendergast-Fischer ’04, Financial Advisor, hosted the reception at Emerald Financial Resources.
Central New Jersey Reception
February 16, 2012
Assistant Professor Deborah Pearlstein discussed “Law, Liberty and National Security” at a reception in the Board Room at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick. The event was hosted by the NJ Alumni Club’s Co-Chairs, Seth Goodman Park ’91 and Kenneth Baum ’92.
Get Involved!
To learn more about Cardozo’s NJ Alumni Club, get involved with the committee or to suggest an idea for an event please email the Inez Gonzalez, Associate Director of Alumni Affairs, at inez.lano@yu.edu