Mitchell B. Adler Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to a meritorious and deserving student who best exemplifies the outstanding character and qualities Mr. Adler possessed. Created in memory of Mitchell B. Adler, a 1976 graduate of the Law School, by his family.
Hank Bjorklund Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a meritorious student with demonstrated financial need. Established by Hank Bjorklund, Class of 1980.
Black Law Student Alumni Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a student(s) in good standing who is a member of the Black Law Student Association for at least one year; has a minimum GPA of 2.75; demonstrates a commitment to public service; and demonstrates academic achievement and financial need. Established by the Black Law Student Alumni Association.
Binder & Binder Endowed Law School Scholarship
Awarded to a deserving entering law student selected on the basis of demonstrated academic achievement and/or financial need. Established by Harry J. Binder of the law firm, Binder & Binder.
Bertram D. Brettschneider Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to an entering student who has financial need, academic credentials and displays the intellectual curiosity and analytical clarity that were the hallmarks of Professor Brettschneider’s work. Established by Professor Brettschneider’s family.
Andrea & Kenneth Brodlieb Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a student who has demonstrated academic achievement and financial need. Established by Kenneth Brodlieb.
Linda Carmody-Roberts Endowed Scholarship in Trusts & Estates/Elder Law
Awarded to a student pursuing a career in the area of trusts and estates, particularly in elder law. Established by George Roberts, in memory of his wife, Linda Carmody-Roberts, Class of 1974.
Joni Cesta Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to an entering student who has demonstrated an outstanding record of achievement and financial need, with preference given to children or spouses of 9/11 victims. Established by the University in memory of Ms. Cesta, a 1991 Hofstra Law School graduate who perished on September 11, 2001.
Barbara & Maurice A. Deane Distinguished Academic Scholarship in Law
A full-tuition scholarship awarded to a student who has demonstrated an outstanding record of achievement. This scholarship is awarded for all three years of law school, provided that the student meets the minimum scholarship renewal criteria. Established by Maurice A. Deane, a 1981 graduate of Hofstra Law School, and his wife, Barbara, in appreciation of Hofstra Law School.
Boomer Esiason Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to an entering student who is interested in pursuing a career in sports law and whose credentials indicate both academic merit and potential in this area. Established by Boomer Esiason.
Jonathan Falk Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to an outstanding student(s) who exhibits academic excellence, leadership and a concern for peers, as well as an interest in labor law. Established in memory of Jonathan Falk, Class of 1977, by his friends and family. Mr. Falk was an associate at the firm of Jackson, Lewis, Schnitzler & Krupman, specializing in labor law.
Ricky Feldman Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to an upper-level student in need who has a record of unusual service to fellow students and is a dedicated, caring and spirited student leader. Established by the family of Ricky Feldman, Class of 1988.
Jeffery D. Forchelli Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a student who is civic minded and has demonstrated an obligation to the larger community. Established by Jeffrey D. Forchelli of the law firm Forchelli, Curto, Schwartz, Mineo, Carlino & Cohn, LLP.
Sari M. Friedman ’77, ’80 Endowed Law Scholarship
Awarded to a deserving student(s) based on academic achievement and/or financial need, with preference given to a student with a concentration in family law. Established by Sari M. Friedman, Class of 1980.
Milton M. Gardner Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a student(s) who has demonstrated economic need as well as academic achievement or potential. Established by Dr. Milton M. Gardner, former trustee emeritus of Hofstra University.
Albert and Pearl Ginsberg Family Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to an entering student who permanently resides outside the tri-state region and who has a demonstrated record of meritorious academic performance. This scholarship is awarded for all three years of law school, provided that the student meets the minimum scholarship renewal criteria. Established by Laurence Ginsberg, Class of 1979, and his family, in memory of his parents, Albert and Pearl Ginsberg.
William R. Ginsberg Memorial Fellowship in Environmental Law
Awarded to a student(s) pursuing public sector externships in environmental law. Established through the generosity of the Estate of Marian O. Naumburg, in memory of Professor William R. Ginsberg.
Shirley & Hyman Goldstein Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to an upper-level student who has demonstrated a record of meritorious academic performance and who has surmounted challenges (death in the family, illness, etc.). Established by Professor Susan Joffe, Class of 1989, in memory of her beloved parents, Shirley & Hyman Goldstein.
Commissioner Monica Gollub Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Awarded annually to a meritorious student who cannot attend law school without financial assistance. Established by Gerald E. Gollub, in memory of his wife, Monica Gollub, former commissioner of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board.
Myrka Gonzalez and David Ochoa Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to an entering student who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement or potential and financial need, with preference given to a student of Hispanic descent. Established by Myrka Gonzalez, Class of 1982, and her husband, David Ochoa.
Dwight L. Greene Endowed Memorial Scholarship
A full-tuition scholarship awarded to an entering student who is committed to the ideals of equality, justice, diversity and excellence to which Professor Dwight L. Greene devoted his life’s work. Established by the law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell and Professor Greene’s family and friends.
Abraham J. Gross ’78 Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a meritorious and financially needy entering student. Established by Abraham J. Gross (deceased), Class of 1978.
Honorable Frank A. Gulotta Endowed Scholarship of the Columbian Lawyers' Association of Nassau County, Inc.
Awarded to an upper-level student who is a resident of Nassau County with one or both parents being of Italian ancestry. Established by the Columbian Lawyers’ Association of Nassau County in recognition of The Honorable Frank A. Gulotta.
Blanche E. Jeffery Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a female student who has demonstrated outstanding scholastic achievement or potential. Established by the Jeffery Family Foundation in honor of Blanche E. Jeffery.
David K. Kadane Endowed Fellowship in Public Interest Law
Awarded to a law student providing assistance to the Hofstra Law School clinical program during the summer. Established by the Law School in memory of Professor Kadane.
Peter S. Kalikow Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to an upper-level student who has demonstrated an outstanding record of achievement. Established by Peter S. Kalikow, a trustee of Hofstra University.
Sidney Kalikow Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a deserving entering student selected on the basis of academic achievement and/or financial need. Established by Edward Kalikow, Class of 1978, in memory of his father.
Sidney & Pearl Kalikow Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to an upper-level student who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and financial need. Established by Edward Kalikow, Class of 1978, in memory of his parents, Sidney & Pearl Kalikow.
LaLSA Endowed Alumni Scholarship
Awarded by the LaLSA Alumni Scholarship Fund Committee to provide economic support to those students who exhibit a commitment to the Latino community and/or to the Hofstra University Chapter of the Latino Law Students Association; financial need for additional resources with which to finance their legal education; and academic promise toward completing a J.D. degree at Hofstra University.
Neil D. Levin Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to a student who has demonstrated an outstanding record of achievement and financial need. Established by Hofstra University and the Levin family in memory of Mr. Levin, a 1981 Hofstra Law School graduate who perished in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Lubov Family Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to an upper-level student who has successfully completed the first year of law school with a minimum GPA of 3.0 has continued his/her legal education directly following undergraduate work and has successfully demonstrated service to the Law School through extra curricular activity. Established by Alvin and Adrienne Lubov.
D. Carl Lustig III Endowed Scholarship in Tort Law
Awarded to a deserving law student who has demonstrated outstanding academic performance in the area of Tort Law at the end of his or her first or second year of law school. Established by D. Carl Lustig III, Class of 1978.
Ella Mandelbaum Endowed Law School Scholarship
Awarded to a prospective or current student in good standing whose credentials indicate academic merit and who demonstrates financial need. Preference given to students who have ties of residence to the state of New Jersey. Established by David Mandelbaum in memory of his mother, Ella Mandelbaum.
Sylvia Martin Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a student who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and financial need. Established by the Martin-Lehrer Foundation in memory of Sylvia Martin.
Raymond J. McKee Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a deserving entering student selected on the basis of academic achievement. Established by Janis M. Meyer, Class of 1981, in honor of her father Raymond J. McKee.
Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a student who has demonstrated an outstanding record of achievement. Established by the law firm of Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP.
Marilyn Monter Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a deserving student(s) based on academic excellence. Established by Marilyn Monter, Class of 1976.
Patricia F. Moore Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a qualified student(s) who has demonstrated economic need as well as scholastic achievement. Established in memory of Ms. Moore, Class of 1978, to keep alive the ideals and values that Patricia Moore exemplified in both her personal life and in her career as a lawyer.
One Hundred Black Men Endowed Law Scholarship
Established by One Hundred Black Men to support the education of outstanding students at Hofstra Law School.
BT Paryani Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a student based on meritorious academic work and demonstrated financial need. Established by Gul Paryani, in honor of his father and his passion for helping those in need.
Arthur Pergament Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a meritorious J.D. /M.B.A. degree candidate. Established by Arthur Pergament, Class of 1985.
Ricardo Ramos Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a deserving entering student from a traditionally unrepresented ethnic group who has demonstrated strong leadership abilities and a strong interest in and the capacity to pursue a career in or related to the capital markets or financial services industry, including the practice of securities, commercial or business law. Established by Samuel Ramos, Class of 1991, in memory of his father.
John J. Regan Memorial Endowed Distinguished Academic Scholarship
Awarded to a student who has demonstrated academic achievement. Established in memory of John J. Regan, former Dean of the Law School.
Joseph M. Rizzo Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a deserving 2L or 3L law student(s) who demonstrates academic achievement and an interest in pursuing a career in criminal law. Established by Jessica Zimmerman, Class of 2004, the Rizzo family and friends, in memory of Joseph M. Rizzo.
Jodi and Robert D. Rosenthal Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a first-year, full-time student selected on the basis of demonstrated academic achievement and an interest in wealth management and/or private banking. Established by Robert D. Rosenthal, Class of 1974, and his wife, Jodi.
Ruskin Moscou Faltischek Endowed Award for Outstanding Appellate Advocacy
Awarded to one or more law students who demonstrate outstanding achievement in appellate advocacy during each academic year. Established by the law firm, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.
Arthur D. Sanders and Jerry Spiegel Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a student demonstrating financial need and academic merit (top 10 percent of their college graduating class). Strong preference given to those whose father is deceased. Established by Arthur D. Sanders ’77 and Jerry Spiegel.
Eric J. Schmertz Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to an incoming law student who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and/or financial need, preferably with an interest in labor and employment law. Established by members of the Schmertz family, alumni and friends in memory of Dean Schmertz.
Lawrence C. Schoen Scholarship in Memory of Howard H. Born
Awarded to an entering student from the New York area who demonstrates superior academic standing and financial need. Established in memory of Howard H. Born.
Noah Sher Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to an entering student who demonstrates outstanding academic achievement and who has overcome obstacles in his or her life. Established in memory of Noah Sher, Class of 2003, by his family and friends.
Harold & Eva Singer Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a student who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement. Established by Ezra Singer, Class of 1978, in honor of his parents.
Edward J. Speno Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to a student who has demonstrated extraordinary academic achievement and financial need. Established in memory of former State Senator Edward J. Speno by his wife, Audrey Glacken.
CV Starr Law School Endowed Scholarship in the School of Law
Awarded to a student who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and financial need. Established through the generosity of the CV Starr Foundation.
Sidney Storch Research in Law Scholarship
Awarded to a student participating in legal research for a Law School faculty member with the purpose of the research being part of the faculty member’s work to be published. Established by Bennett J. Wasserman, Class of 1974, in memory of his father-in-law, Sidney Storch.
Talmud Family Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to an entering law student selected on the basis of demonstrated academic achievement and/or financial need. Established by Howard J. Talmud '91 in memory of his parents, Allen and Renee Talmud.
Robert and Michelle Wallach Scholarship
Awarded to a deserving student who is selected on the basis of academic achievement and demonstrated financial need. Established by Robert Wallach, and his wife, Michelle, a 1994 graduate of the Law School.
Justice Raymond L. Wilkes Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to deserving and talented students with demonstrated financial need in support of their enrollment in the E. David Woycik, Jr. Intensive Trial Techniques Program. Established by Beverly Wilkes in memory of Justice Raymond L. Wilkes.
Glenn J. Winuk Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to a student who has demonstrated a record of community service, meritorious academic performance and financial need. Preference given to children and spouses of 9/11 victims. Established by the University in memory of Glenn Winuk, Class of 1987, who perished on September 11, 2001.
E. David Woycik, Jr. Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a student who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and financial need. Established by E. David Woycik, Jr., Class of 1980.
Eugene M. Wypyski Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a student who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement. Established in memory of Professor Eugene M. Wypyski, one of the founders of Hofstra Law School and its first law librarian.
Jesse R. Baker ’79 Annual Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to an upper-level student (or students) of color who has an interest in the field of housing rights or real estate law or has demonstrated service to a disadvantaged community during his or her time at Hofstra Law. Established by the law firm of Gutman, Mintz, Baker & Sonnenfeldt, P.C. in memory of Jesse R. Baker, Class of 1979, an outstanding Hofstra Law alumnus and partner with the firm.
Certilman Balin Honors Partnership
Awarded to a second year law student from the top 20% of the class who either permanently resides in Nassau, Suffolk or Queens counties or has an interest in working on Long Island after law school. Established by the law firm of Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP.
Class of 1977 Scholarship
Awarded to a deserving entering student selected on the basis of academic achievement. Established by members of the Class of 1977 in honor of their 30th reunion.
David Diamond Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to second-year law student(s) who demonstrate a commitment to trial advocacy and/or public service. Established with gifts from alumni and friends in memory of Professor David Diamond.
Albert and Pearl Ginsberg Annual Scholarship
Awarded to an entering law student who has a demonstrated record of meritorious academic performance and permanently resides outside of the tri-State region. Established by Laurence Ginsberg, Class of 1979, in memory of his parents, Albert and Pearl Ginsberg.
Jonathan Roppolo Memorial Annual Award
Awarded annually to an outstanding Child Advocacy Clinic student. Established in memory of Jonathan Roppolo, Class of 2000, by his parents.
Outstanding Hofstra Law Review Member Annual Scholarship
Awarded to a Law Review member who has shown extraordinary commitment to the Law Review. Established by alumni and friends of the Law School.
Students interested in learning more about these scholarships should visit the Office of Financial Aid.
