Hofstra Law Faculty Experts
Adoption
Adoption, same-sex marriage and adoption, family law, marriage, divorce.
Animal rights
Animal rights, cruelty to animals, lab treatment of animals, product testing on animals, animal control issues.
Appeals and Appellate Practice
Business; Economics and Labor Studies
- Miriam Albert
Financial markets, Dow Jones, business organizations, business planning, business drafting, contracts, securities regulations, mergers and acquisitions. - Scott Colesanti
Financial markets, Dow Jones, New York Stock Exchange, securities laws. - Ronald Colombo
Federal Reserve, subprime mortgage crisis, monopolies, competition, free trade, cartels, mergers and acquisitions, price gouging, business organizations, securities laws, contracts. - Daniel J.H. Greenwood
Economic crisis, recession, depression, financial markets, monopolies, competition, free trade, cartels, mergers and acquisitions, price gouging, CEO corruption, brokerage houses, banks, mortgages, foreclosures, corporate free speech, securities laws. - Alan Resnick
Bankruptcy, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, debt restructuring, contracts, corporate reorganization, business law.
Children
Children's rights, Children's advocacy, custody issues, juvenile rights, juvenile delinquency, immigrant children matters, child welfare system, children involved in sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect.
Civil Liberties/Rights
Civil liberties/rights, First Amendment issues, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion.
Cloning
Cloning, stem cells, bioethics, reproductive rights, bioethics.
Collaborative Law
Collaborative law, mediation in family matters, conflict resolution, arbitration.
Constitutional Law
Constitutional Law, governmental authority, presidential power, foreign policy, federalism, state's rights, civil rights/liberties.
Consumer Rights
Consumer rights, consumer protection, consumer laws, consumer risks.
Copyright/Intellectual Property
Copyright, intellectual property, library issues, internet issues, Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Criminal Justice; Forensic Evidence; DNA Evidence
- Alafair S. Burke
Criminal law and sentencing, criminal procedure, prosecutorial policies, community policing, non-punitive responses to crime, domestic violence. - Nora V. Demleitner
Criminal law and sentencing, death penalty. - J. Herbie DiFonzo
DNA evidence, forensics, "CSI" effect, criminal law, criminal defense, criminal justice. - Stefan Krieger
Evidence, evidence at trial, admissibility of evidence, applied evidence. - Vern Walker
"CSI" effect, Scientific evidence at trial, expert witnesses. - Robin Charlow
"Criminal Law" only.
Death Penalty
- Nora V. Demleitner
Death penalty, criminal law and sentencing. - Eric M. Freedman
Death penalty, torture, habeas corpus, Guantanamo Bay issues.
Defamation; Libel; Slander
Defamation, false claims, libel, slander, Constitutional Law, Freedom of Speech, civil rights/liberties.
Disability Rights
Disability Rights, Americans with Disabilities Act, employments discrimination.
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence, prosecution of batterers, defense of battered women, criminal law and sentencing, criminal procedure, prosecutorial policies, community policing, non-punitive responses to crime.
Housing Rights
Landlord-tenant issues, Renter's rights, Low-income housing
Employment
Employment discrimination, labor issues.
Ethics and Morality
- Janet Dolgin
Medical ethics, bioethics, healthcare laws. - Monroe H. Freedman
Roy D. Simon, Jr.
Legal ethics, lawyer's professional responsibility.
First Amendment; Civil Rights/Liberties; Freedom of Speech and Religion
First Amendment issues, civil rights/liberties, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion.
Gay (LGBT) Issues; Same-sex marriage and adoption
Gay issues, same-sex marriage, same-sex adoption, gender issues, discrimination, employment discrimination.
Gender and Law
Global warming; Environment; Energy; "Green" issues
Global warming, environment, energy, "Green" issues, governmental response to climate change.
Healthcare
- Janet L. Dolgin
Healthcare, healthcare plans, health insurance, healthcare disparities, uninsured, under-insured.
Human Rights
Human rights, international human rights, international law, foreign policy.
Immigration
- Nora V. Demleitner
International human rights, immigration law. - Lauris Wren
Asylum cases, refugees, human rights, immigration laws post 9/11.
International Law; Foreign Policy
International law, foreign policy, conflict of laws.
Internet
- Akilah Folami
- Internet, technology, copyright, intellectual property, ownership, e-commerce, online contracting, online privacy.
- Michelle Wu
- Internet, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, copyright, intellectual property, library issues.
Iraq War; War on Terror
Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, War on Terror, Homeland Security, presidential power, torture laws.
Judges
Judges, judicial power, Supreme Court judges, Supreme Court history, Supreme Court power.
Landlord/Tenant Issues
Real estate law, property laws, landlord rights, tenant rights, housing discrimination.
Legal History
- J. Herbie DiFonzo
Family Law - Eric M. Freedman
Colonial and Constitutional Period - Norman I. Silber
Twentieth Century, Oral History
Marriage and Divorce
Marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoption, children's rights, custody, alimony, parental responsibility.
Mediation; Arbitration
- Robert A. Baruch Bush
Mediation, conflict resolution, arbitration, alternative dispute resolution. - Scott Colesanti
Business arbitration, arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. - Lisa Hershman
Andrew Schepard
Mediation in family matters, conflict resolution, arbitration, collaborate law.
Nonprofit Organizations
Politics/Government/Elections
- Eric Lane
Government, municipal law, term limits, legislative processes, Constitutional law, NYC governments/politics, NYC charter revision. - Grant Hayden
Stefan Krieger
Election laws, voting rights, voters turned away. - Eric Lane
Serge Martinez
Election laws, voting rights, turned away voters, disenfranchised voters.
Presidential Power
Presidential power, terrorism, homeland security, torture laws, Guantanamo Bay.
Real Estate; Land Use Policy
- Ronald Silverman
Real estate laws, real estate deals, property law, cooperatives, condominiums, homeownership associations, land use regulation. - Elizabeth M. Glazer
Stefan Krieger
Real estate law, property laws, landlord rights, tenant rights, housing discrimination.
Religion; separation of church and state
- Robin Charlow
Religion and the law, Constitutional Law, - Janet Dolgin
Daniel J.H. Greenwood
Religion and the law, religious rights. - Jennifer Gundlach
Religion, separation of church and state in public schools.
Reproductive rights
- Janet Dolgin
Reproductive rights and technology, bioethics, healthcare issues. - Joanna Grossman
Reproductive rights, gender issues.
Same-sex marriage; same-sex adoption; Gender issues; Discrimination
Same-sex issues, same-sex marriage, same-sex adoption, gender issues, discrimination, employment discrimination.
Sexual Harassment
- Joanna Grossman
Sexual harassment, employment discrimination, gender issues.
Stem cell Research
- Janet Dolgin
Stem cell research, healthcare law, bioethics, cloning, reproductive rights.
Supreme Court
Supreme Court, Supreme Court justices, judges, judicial power, presidential power, Supreme Court history, Supreme Court power, Constitutional Law.
Taxes
Taxes, income tax, tax on wealthy, capital gains, inheritance taxes, tax on gifts, taxation of corporations.
Terrorism; Homeland Security
Terrorism, homeland security, torture laws, Guantanamo Bay, presidential power.
Wills, Trusts, and Estates
Wills, trusts, estates, distribution of property and assets.