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Class of 1979
Justice Sandra Feuerstein was appointed by Governor George Pataki
to the Appellate Division, Second Department of the State Supreme Court.
She is the first woman appointed to the Appellate Court from the Tenth
Judicial District. She has served on the State Supreme Court since 1994
and was on the Nassau County District Court from 1987 to 1993. She is the
daughter of Judge Annette Elstein-they are believed to be the first mother-daughter
judges in the US. Howard Joffe is a strategic communications counselor
and partner in Best Evidence, a Cherry Hill, NJ firm. He is president of
the America-Israel Chamber of Commerce.
Class of 1980
Elana R. Butler was named a partner at Proskauer Rose LLP in
New York, where she works in the real estate department. Ellen McBride
is president of the American Ethical Union.
Class of 1981
Joel Brickman was named general counsel of Citizen's Financial
Group, Inc. and head of its corporate law department. Marti Cardi
joined the law firm of Freeborn & Peters as part of an employment law
group. Nancy S. Cleveland was named partner at Saul Ewing Remick
& Saul in Philadelphia, where she works in the real estate department
and telecommunications group. Daniel Reingold, executive vice president
of the Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale, received a humanitarian award
at the Riverdale B'nai B'rith annual awards breakfast in November. Eric
Zamir lives in Samaria, Israel with his wife, Sharon Rostorf, an Israeli-born
opera singer, and two children, Or-El and Yael. He practices law and sings
opera; this summer, he will perform the role of Rodolfo in La Boheme,
in Orvieto, Italy. He would like to hear from other alums in Israel.
Class of 1982
Suzanne Mondo was reappointed as a judge in Manhattan's Criminal
Court. She was first appointed in 1998. Susan Whitehead was named
chair of the Board of Directors of Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts.
Class of 1983
Gary Mazart is a partner in the Morristown, NJ firm Schenck,
Price, Smith & King. Formerly the managing director of Hannoch Weisman,
Gary joins Schenck's tax, trusts, and estates department. Nina Sadowsky,
president, Prufrock Pictures in L.A., was quoted in the December People
magazine article about her partner, Meg Ryan. Richard J. Wirth is
a second vice president in Individual Insurance Compliance of the Phoenix
Home Life Mutual Insurance Company. Alan Yatvin, a partner at Popper
& Yatvin, was listed in Philadelphia magazine's "Best Lawyers"
issue. He was singled out for his work in civil rights and police abuse
issues, particularly for his representation in the 39th District police
corruption scandal.
Class of 1984
Michael Berman was elected national commander of the Jewish
War Veterans of the U.S.A.
Class of 1985
Barry K. Odell and Kate Rabassa Wallen were surprised
to learn that they had both applied for and were accepted onto a panel
of full-time arbitrators for the New Jersey division of the American Arbitration
Association. Lisa Presser was named a partner at Drinker, Biddle
& Reath, LLP, where she was an associate since 1994.
Class of
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1988
Isaac M. Jaroslawicz is executive director/director of legal
affairs of the Aleph Institute in Miami, FL, which provides spiritual guidance
and societal help to Jewish inmates in the federal and state prison systems
as well as programs for their families. He represented the organization
at the Cardozo conference on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and
presented the opinion that the Act and similar legislation are needed to
protect legitimate religious expression in the state prison environment.
Marc
A. Kushner was named counsel at Debevoise & Plimpton, NYC. He works
in the corporate law department. Joy Malka Rothenberg received the
Governor's Humanitarian Award in January for her legal assistance to Holocaust
survivors. Joy is married, has three
children, and lives in Ohio. Ira Silfin is a member of the firm
of Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein, NYC.
Class of 1990
Classmates Christopher A. Seeger and Stephen A. Weiss
have formed the law firm of Seeger Weiss LLP, specializing in complex litigation,
class actions, and business transactions. They have seven associates at
their offices at 40 Wall Street.
Class of 1991
Nancy Hirsch Dodderidge and her husband, Dan, announce the birth
of a son, Bradley Tucker Dodderidge, on October 21. Nancy is practicing
trademark law at the intellectual property firm of Amster, Rothstein &
Ebenstein, NYC. Douglas R. Wolf of Newton, MA is a shareholder at
the firm of Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks. His practice focuses on patent
and trademark litigation, licensing, and Internet issues.
Class of 1992
Dan M. Blumenthal (pictured) has joined the Long Island firm
of Berkman, Henoch, Peterson & Peddy, P.C., as a senior associate for
its landlord/tenant practice group. Adam Marcus is a legislative
associate at The Creative Coalition, the leading nonprofit social and political
advocacy organization of the entertainment industry.
Class of 1995
Debra L. Cordova and Jonathan Schwartzman announce the
formation of the law practice of Cordova & Schwartzman, LLP in Garden
City, NY. Eric Feuerstein, an associate at Reid & Priest, NYC,
was the featured "young attorney" in the Paul Stuart ad that ran in the
New
York Times in March. Adam Glucksman announces the birth of a
daughter, Leah. Gaylene Santos married Emmanuel Mercado.
Class of 1996
Joshua Gerstin lives in Boca Raton, FL, where he is a corporate
attorney. He also writes a column called "Ask Joshua Anything" for the
Boca
Raton News. Rhona A. Silverman was certified as a member of
the Million Dollar Advocates forum, where membership is limited to trial
lawyers who have demonstrated exceptional skill by achieving a verdict
in the amount of $1 million or more. She is a trial attorney with the firm
of Bruce G. Clark & Associates, where she practices in the field of
medical malpractice. She also taught ITAP at Cardozo this past January.
Class of 1997
Danalyn G. Katz and her husband, Adrian, announce the birth
of their son, Jonathan, on February 10. Aron Moshe Mandl married
Heidi (Chaia) Wald on August 9 in Far Rockaway, NY. Aron works for the
Fort Lauderdale, FL firm of Navon, Kopelman, O'Donnell & Lavin, P.A.,
and is pursuing his Ph.D. in dispute resolution at Nova Southeastern University.
Heidi is assistant to the director of the March of the Living at the Central
Agency for Jewish Education. They live in North Miami Beach, FL. Amelia
Wood Silver is director of foundation and corporate relations at Bennington
College, where she will lead the effort to increase foundation and grant
support. She served as director of
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development and alumni relations at
the Buxton School from 1995 to 1998, and previously worked as managing
editor of the Viking Portable Library in New York.
Class of 1998
Brian Blake is the project administrator/grant writer for the
CUNY Dispute Resolution Consortium and an adjunct assistant professor at
NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Education, where he teaches
ADR courses. Shane Brody joined the Princeton, NJ office of Drinker,
Biddle & Reath. Katherine Elms and her husband, Steve, announce
the birth of Hayden Arnote on October 29. Katherine is still residing in
New York although she passed the California Bar Exam last year. She worked
part-time at the US Attorney's Office until the birth of her son. Elana
Gilaad is an associate at the firm of Grotta, Glassman, & Hoffman.
Class of 1999
Stephen J. Blumert, treasurer of the Jewish Community Center
of Staten Island, was honored for his participation in the Staten Island
Cabinet of UJA.
In Memoriam
Brian H. Feuerlicht '84 passed away March 26 at the age of 39.
He was a lawyer at the law offices of Brian H. Feuerlicht, Esq., Millburn,
NJ and East Meadow, NY for 15 years. He was a member of the New Jersey
Bar Association, the New York Bar Association, and numerous professional
organizations. The family requests donations to be sent to the American
Heart Association, P.O. Box 5160, Kendall Park, NJ 08824.
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