The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University’s alumni community consists of more than 10,300 members in 49 states and 27 countries around the world. More than 65 alumni are judges nationwide, and countless more practice law, lead organizations and communities, and put their law degrees to work in other ways. What’s more, alumni are involved in the Hofstra Law community and regularly mentor students, whether through formal externships or informal relationships, to provide valuable career and personal guidance.
Select Distinguished Hofstra Law Alumni
Steve W. Ackerman ’83
Vice President and Counsel
The Walt Disney Company
Christopher Antone ’81
Managing Partner, Labor Department
Jackson Lewis LLP, Dallas Office
Maryanne Trump Barry ’74
Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Kimberly R. Cline ’87
President
Mercy College, New York
Neil Cole ’82
Chairman, President and CEO
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
Marissa Coyne ’00
General Counsel
Prada USA Corp.
Gordon Crane ’78
President and CEO
Apple & Eve, LLC
Maurice A. Deane ’81
President
Bama Equities, Inc.
Susan Epstein-Merritt ’79
Senior Program Officer
Robin Hood Foundation
John J. Farley III ’73
Retired Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Joanne Goldstein ’74
Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development
State of Massachusetts
Fred D. Heather ’77
Partner
Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP
Neal Hendel ’76
Justice
Israeli Supreme Court
Ivan Kaufman ’85
Chairman, President and CEO
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.
Spencer D. Klein ’89
Partner and Co-Head of Mergers & Acquisitions
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Katherine N. Lapp ’81
Executive Vice President
Harvard University
Randy L. Levine ’80
President
New York Yankees
Senior Counsel
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Judith A. Livingston ’79
Senior Partner
Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore
Edward P. Mangano ’87
Nassau County Executive
Sallie Manzanet-Daniels ’88
Associate Justice
New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Robert O. Muller ’74
Founder
International Campaign to Ban Landmines
(1997 Nobel Peace Prize recipient)
Larren M. Nashelsky ’91
Chair
Morrison & Foerster LLP
David A. Paterson ’83
Former Governor
State of New York
Michael D. Patrick ’78
Partner
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
Michael D. Penner ’94
President and CEO
Richelieu Legwear
Samuel Ramos ’91
Managing Director and Associate General Counsel
Goldman Sachs
Brad Eric Scheler ’77
Senior Partner and Chairman, Bankruptcy and Restructuring Department
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Mark P. Schnapp ’76
Co-Chair, White Collar Criminal Practice
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Joel G. Segal ’89
Professional Football Agent
President
Lagardere Unlimited Football
Joseph M. Serkes ’76
Presiding Judge and Chief Judge
Virginia District Court
Philip J. Shapiro ’78
President and CEO
Liberty Maritime Corporation
Tamara Steckler ’87
Attorney-in-Charge, Juvenile Rights Practice
Legal Aid Society
