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. Founded in 1901, it has approximately 1,100 students. Brooklyn Law School's faculty includes 60 full-time faculty, 15 emeriti faculty, and a number of adjunct faculty. Brooklyn Law School alumni include New York City Mayor
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(US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit) and Edward R. Korman (US District Court for the Eastern District of New York), attorneys Stephen Dannhauser (Chairman,
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), Myron Trepper (co-Chairman,
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History

The origins of Brooklyn Law School can be traced back to the Pratt Institute in
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, when, in the 1890s, the school established its Department of Commerce. Because of its overwhelming popularity, the Department of Commerce broke off from the main Institute and formed its own school under the guidance of Norman P. Heffley, personal secretary to
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. The Heffley School of Commerce originally shared facilities with Pratt. In 1901, William Payson Richardson and Norman P. Heffley reorganized the Heffley School to become Brooklyn Law School, the first law school on Long Island. Using space provided by Heffley's business school, the law school opened on September 30, 1901, with five faculty members (including Richardson as dean and Heffley as president), and two special lecturers. The year began with five students and ended with 28. In late 1901, the
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of the State of New York granted a charter to the law school. The law school became fully accredited by the
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and is a member of the
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. The law school's curriculum is registered with and approved by the New York State Education Department. From its opening, Brooklyn Law School opened its door to minorities, women, and immigrants, and it offered night classes for those with full-time jobs. Dean Richardson also allowed students who had difficulty paying tuition to remain enrolled on credit. The school moved twice between 1901 and 1928, when it finally moved into the first building designed and built specifically for it at 375 Pearl Street in downtown Brooklyn. The school was affiliated with St. Lawrence University from 1903 to 1943.
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struck Brooklyn Law School especially hard, and by 1943 enrollment was down to 174 students. St. Lawrence University, which until then operated Brooklyn Law School and conferred its degrees, decided to shut down the school. Alumni organized and negotiated the repurchase of the school's assets, ensuring that Brooklyn Law School would operate as an independent institution.


Rankings

* ''New York Law Journal'' readers voted Brooklyn Law School as the #2 Best Overall Law School in 2017 and 2018. *''New York Law Journal'' readers voted Brooklyn Law School as the #2 General LL.M. Program in 2017 and 2018. * ''Business Insider'' ranked Brooklyn Law School as one of the “Best Law Schools in the Northeast” in 2016. * ''Billboard Magazine'' listed Brooklyn Law School in the Top Schools of the Top Music Lawyers in 2017. * ''Hollywood Reporter'' listed Brooklyn Law School in the Top 12 Entertainment Law Schools in 2017. * The 2016 ''Leiter Report'' ranked Brooklyn Law School's faculty 26th in the nation for having the highest percentage of most-cited tenured professors. * The 2017 ''Leiter Report'' ranked Brooklyn Law School's faculty 30th in the nation for “scholarly excellence.” * The 2021 edition of '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked Brooklyn Law School as the 83rd overall best law school * The 2022 edition of ''U.S. News & World Report'' ranked Brooklyn Law School as the 81st overall best law school. * The 2023 edition of ''U.S. News & World Report'' ranked Brooklyn Law School as the 98th (tie) overall best law school.


Bar passage rate and career prospects

In 2017, 78.6% of the law school's first-time test takers passed the
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, placing the law school as the 8th-highest among New York's 15 law schools. Of 369 graduates in 2016, nine months after graduation 323 were employed. Alumni live in 49 states and over 25 countries after graduation. The law school was ranked 46th of all law schools nationwide by the '' National Law Journal'' in terms of sending the highest percentage of 2018 graduates to the largest 100 law firms in the US (9%)."The Top 50 Go-To Law Schools,"
''The National Law Journal'', March 8, 2018.
In 2013, 94% of the law school's first-time test takers passed the New York bar exam, third-best among New York's 15 law schools. In 2012, five Brooklyn Law School graduates filed a
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lawsuit, which was dismissed the following year, alleging consumer fraud and common law fraud. As part of a series of identical lawsuits against law schools nationwide, the complaint alleged that the law school administration incorrectly reported employment and salary information for the purpose of enticing students to attend the law school. Prior to the lawsuit, Brooklyn Law School had claimed that 95% or more of graduates found employment within 9 months of graduation, without always distinguishing between full-time, part-time, and non-JD-required employment (which breakdown ABA/NALP rules did not require at the time of the statistics at issue in the suit, but which breakdown has been required since 2012). In April 2013, NY State Supreme Court Justice David Schmidt dismissed the lawsuit, finding that the school's disclaimers on its employment and salary data warned graduates that their own post-grad earnings may not measure up to the data. Of the law school's 368 graduates in 2017, nine months after graduation all were employed other than 26 who were seeking employment, and 4 who were not seeking employment (the employment status of 4 was unknown); 269 had secured jobs practicing law, and 40 had taken a J.D. advantage position. Brooklyn Law School's
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under-employment score was 16.2%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2017 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation. The law school was ranked # 46 of all law schools nationwide by the '' National Law Journal'' in terms of sending the highest percentage of 2018 graduates to the largest 100 law firms in the US (9%).


Location and facilities

Brooklyn Law School's academic and administrative buildings and main student residence is located in
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, near many federal and state courts and corporate and public interest law offices. Brooklyn Law School's main academic building at 250 Joralemon Street houses classrooms, faculty offices, student journals, a conference center, dining hall, and a four-story law library with 586,000 volumes. The office building nearby at 111 Livingston Street houses many of the law school's clinics, legal writing center, and administrative offices. Brooklyn Law School guarantees housing in its residences to all entering students. The largest residence is Feil Hall, a 22-story building at 205 State Street that opened in 2005. Designed by noted architect
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, Dean of the
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, it accommodates about 360 students in 239 furnished apartments of varying sizes, and includes a conference center and café.


Faculty

Brooklyn Law School's faculty includes 60 full-time professors, 15 emeriti faculty, and a number of adjunct faculty. The law school draws on a large body of practitioners, public officials, and judges as adjunct faculty to teach specialized courses in many areas of law, including international sales law,
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, business crimes, corporate litigation,
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, and border and homeland security law. In addition, in any given semester, visiting professors come from all over the world to teach at the school. The law school is home to several well-known scholars, including torts professor
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, and Elizabeth Schneider, an expert on gender, law, and civil procedure. Both were highly ranked in
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’s survey of “Most Cited Law Professors by Specialty." Other notable professors include Roberta Karmel, a former Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission and columnist for the ''
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(ACLU). In recent years, the law school has hired a number of new junior faculty members whose work draws on a variety of influences to contribute scholarship in areas as diverse as
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Journals and competitions


Journals

The law school publishes four student-edited law journals: the ''Brooklyn Law Review'', ''Brooklyn Journal of International Law,'' the ''Journal of Law and Policy'', and the ''Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial, and Commercial Law''.


Moot Court

The law school has both trial and appellate advocacy
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divisions. Each year, it enters approximately 30 teams in national moot court competitions. These competitions span all areas of the law, including family law, criminal procedure,
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. In 2011, Brooklyn Law School took home top international, national, and regional titles. Its teams won first place in the Irving R. Kaufman Memorial Moot Court Competition, and were first place Champions in the Domenick L. Gabrielli National Family Law Competition. They were also Semi-Finalists in the New York Region of the New York City Bar National Moot Court Competition, Semi-Finalists in the Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (students won Third Best Brief and Sixth Best Oralist), Semi-Finalists in the National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition (students won Best Oralists in the Preliminary Rounds), Semi-Finalists in the Evan A. Evans Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition, Semi-Finalists for the Navy JAG Corps Moot Court Competition, and Semi-Finalists in the Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition. In 2019, the school won the regional round of the prestigious Texas Young Lawyers Association National Trial Competition, advancing to the National Round, the second time in two years.


Jerome Prince Evidence Competition

Each year, Brooklyn Law School hosts the Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition, a national moot court competition. Named in honor of the late Brooklyn Law School Dean and renowned evidence scholar, the competition draws over 30 law school teams from across the country. Many students from the Moot Court Honor Society are involved in the coordination of the Prince Competition, and a few students have an opportunity to work with faculty members to research and write the problem – an issue at the forefront of evidentiary law – that is used in the Competition.


Academics


Admissions

For 2020, Brooklyn Law School accepted 48.83% of applicants with 21.31% of those accepted enrolling. For those enrolling full time, the average LSAT score was 158 and the average undergraduate GPA was 3.44.


Offerings

Brooklyn Law School offers students over 190 courses and seminars in the law.


Centers

Each Brooklyn Law School center focuses on a specific area of the law and hosts lectures, symposia, forums, and round-table discussions that address emerging issues. * Center for Urban Business Entrepreneurship (CUBE): Explores legal issues surrounding entrepreneurship, and provides effective legal representation and support for new commercial and not-for-profit businesses, while also training business-oriented law students to advise and participate in these sectors. * Center for the Study of Business Law and Regulation: Unites the law school's existing diverse business and commercial law programs by providing a forum for scholarship that offers new perspectives on and solutions to real world business law and regulatory issues. * Dennis J. Block Center for the Study of International Business Law: Established by the law school to study and shape international business law and policy. * Center for Law Language and Cognition: Explores how developments in the cognitive sciences – including psychology, neuroscience and linguistics – have implications for the law at both theoretical and practical levels. * Center for Health, Science and Public Policy: Offers students substantive knowledge and practical skills related to health and science law.


Clinics

In 2009, Brooklyn Law School clinical program was ranked 28th in the nation. In 2010, The National Jurist ranked BLS fourth in the country for its public service work, largely influenced by its clinical program. The clinics specialize in the areas of bankruptcy, securities arbitration, immigration, entrepreneurship, technology, criminal law, real estate practice, intellectual property, and mediation. Students represent individual clients, groups, and businesses and appear in state, federal, and administrative courts, on both the trial and appellate levels. Brooklyn Law School created a new mandate in 2014 that requires students to complete at least one clinic or externship course before graduation. Among the law school's clinics include: * The Advocates for Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disability (AAIDD) Clinic represents low-income New Yorkers and their families in a variety of civil matters that impact adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and provides the opportunity for students to advocate in diverse areas of law ranging from public benefits, guardianship, housing and access to government services. * The Brooklyn Law Incubator and Policy Clinic, (BLIP), functions like a law firm that represents Internet, new media, communications, and other tech entrepreneurs and innovators on both business and policy advocacy. Students work with clients on transactional, litigation, policy, and other advocacy projects and interact and strategize with members of the entrepreneurial, technology and financial communities, as well as with legislators, regulators and other policymakers. * Capital Defender and Federal Habeas Clinic affords students the opportunity to represent death row inmates (post-conviction) in other states and defendants in New York who have filed federal
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petitions. The work consists of filing petitions in the U.S. Supreme Court. * Community Development Clinic provides opportunities for students to represent community development corporations, cultural institutions, affordable housing providers, and small businesses that serve under-represented communities.


Fellowship programs

Brooklyn Law School offers several paid fellowships for students seeking to further enrich their legal interests. * Public Interest/Public Service (PipS): Fellows work full-time in entry-level positions at nonprofit organizations or government agencies partnering with Brooklyn Law School, receiving appropriate training and supervision, as well as attend a classroom component in the evening at Brooklyn Law School. After nine months of work with one of Brooklyn Law School's partners, upon graduation, Fellows take a break to study for the bar exam before returning to their Fellowship placement for a full year. * International Human Rights Fellowship: Select students engage in a concentrated study in the field of international human rights and perform international human rights work abroad. * Center for Health Science and Public Policy Fellowship: Students who have demonstrated academic or professional achievement in the areas of health, public health, science, and biotechnology undertake a major research project on a legal or policy issue related to these fields. * International Business Law Fellowship: Students who plan to pursue careers in the field of international business law participate in programs hosted by the Dennis J. Block Center for the Study of International Business Law, as well as a variety of mentoring and enrichment experiences. * Sparer Public Interest Law Fellowship: Students chosen for this nationally recognized program are placed at public interest organizations across the United States and abroad. * Trade Secret Institute Fellowship: Fellows in this program are responsible for identifying key cases to include in the Trade Secrets Institute database through research on doctrinal issues related to trade secrets. * Students work with faculty and alumni who are Zaretsky committee members to develop program content and materials for the annual Zaretsky Roundtable, a discussion on cutting-edge commercial and bankruptcy law topics.


LL.M. degree program

Brooklyn Law School offers an LL.M. program for foreign-trained lawyers. The program facilitates specialized study in three subject areas: business law, intellectual property law, and refugee and immigration law.


Joint degree programs

Brooklyn Law School offers five joint degree programs: * J.D./Master of Business Administration: Brooklyn Law School and
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jointly sponsor a program leading to the degrees of Juris Doctor (J.D.) and a
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(M.B.A.) in Business Administration and Policy. * J.D./Master in City and Regional Planning: Brooklyn Law School and Pratt Institute jointly sponsor a program leading to the degrees of Juris Doctor (J.D.) and
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(M.S.) in City and Regional Planning. * J.D./Master in Urban Planning: Brooklyn Law School and Hunter College's Graduate Program in the Department of Urban Planning (Urban Affairs and Planning) jointly sponsor a program leading to the degrees of Juris Doctor (J.D.) and Master of Urban Planning (M.U.P.). * J.D./Master in Library and Information Science: Brooklyn Law School and the Graduate School of Information and Library Science of Pratt Institute jointly sponsor a program leading to the degrees of Juris Doctor (J.D.) and Master of Science in Library and Information Science (M.S.L.I.S.). * LL.M./Master in Library and Information Science: Brooklyn Law School and Pratt Institute jointly sponsor a dual degree program for those who have already earned a J.D. The program leads to a M.S.L.I.S. and LL.M. in Information Law and Society.


Certificate programs

Brooklyn Law School offers five certificate programs: * Certificate in Business Law * Certificate in Criminal Law * Certificate in IP, Media, and Information Law * Certificate in International Law * Certificate in Real Estate


Public service programs

Brooklyn Law School has created one of the nation's leading public service programs. Its Public Service Office provides individual counseling and information on summer and academic year externships, steering students toward ''pro bono'' opportunities, and helping students apply for postgraduate fellowships as well as employment opportunities.


Study abroad


Summer abroad

Brooklyn Law School sponsors two summer abroad programs each year. Students study international and comparative law for two weeks in one of two locations: Beijing or Bologna. * The Beijing Program is hosted at China's University of International Business and Economics (UIBE). The program offers students the opportunity to study international bankruptcy and Chinese law. Courses are taught in English by faculty from BLS, with lectures by members of UBIE's Law Faculty. The program also allows time for visits to local cultural and legal institutions and for meeting Chinese law students. * The Bologna Program is hosted by the University of Bologna. Founded in the 11th century, it is the oldest university in Europe, and a center of law study since the
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. Courses in international business law and comparative topics are taught by faculty from American and European law schools.


Semester abroad

* Exchange Program with Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany Each year, the law school selects two students to attend Bucerius Law School during the fall semester while two Bucerius students study at Brooklyn Law School. The Bucerius Law School Program in International and Comparative Business Law is designed to develop and expand students' understanding of the forces that shape international business law and offers a unique opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge of German, European, and international law. Courses are taught in English by a combination of American law school professors and international professors of law. * Exchange Program with University of Essex in Colchester, England The University of Essex exchange program allows two Brooklyn Law School students every semester to study at the
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students are chosen to study at the law school for a full academic year. The focus of the program is on international human rights and European Union law. * Exchange Program with University College Cork in Cork, Ireland Brooklyn Law School's exchange program with University College Cork (UCC) gives two Brooklyn Law School students each semester the opportunity to study at UCC, a college founded in 1845 with a Law Faculty that is the largest department in the university. Two Cork students spend an academic year at the law school. Brooklyn Law School students have the ability to learn many legal subjects from an Irish law perspective, as well as many topics from an international and comparative stance. * Exchange Program with Hong Kong University in Hong Kong, China Two Brooklyn Law School students have the option of studying in Hong Kong for a semester in exchange for two Hong Kong University students attending Brooklyn Law School for the year. Due to China's rapid social and economic development and Hong Kong's location in the Pacific Rim, the program courses focus mostly on Chinese commercial law, human-rights law and international corporate and financial law. Except for some courses offered in the LL.M. program (e.g., Chinese Law), the course instruction is in English. * Exchange Program with Universidad Torcuato Di Tello in Buenos Aires, Argentina Brooklyn Law School recently added this program to allow students to study law in Spanish from a Civil Law system perspective. The program highlights courses in tax law, law and economics, business law, law and finance, criminal law, and law and public policy. * Exchange Program with Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel Two Brooklyn Law School students in their second year also have the new opportunity to attend
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, home of the Cegla Center for Interdisciplinary Research of the Law, in the Spring semester. Students will be able to take a variety of courses touching upon international and comparative law, as well as the option to study Hebrew.


Student organizations

Brooklyn Law School has over 40 student-led organizations, which reflect the diversity of the student body.


Deans

* William P. Richardson (1901–45) * William B. Carswell (1945–53) * Jerome Prince (1953–71) *
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(1971–77) * I. Leo Glasser (1977–81) * David G. Trager (1983–93) * Joan G. Wexler (1994–2010) * Michael Gerber (interim dean; 2010–12) *
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(2012–18) *
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(interim dean; 2018–19) *
Michael T. Cahill Michael T. Cahill is a law professor, and the Dean and President of Brooklyn Law School. He is also the former co-Dean of Rutgers Law School. Biography Raised in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, Cahill graduated from Pequannock Township High School ...
(2019–present)


Notable faculty

* Alex Stein, Justice on the Supreme Court of Israel. Law professor 2016-18. *
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, Senior Counselor in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and former President of Demos. Associate Professor of Law 2015-2019. Currently on leave.


Notable alumni


Academia

* Vincent Martin Bonventre, 1976, Justice Robert H. Jackson Distinguished Professor at
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* William B. Carswell, 1908, Dean of Brooklyn Law School; New York (NY) State Senator, and Associate Justice of the NY Supreme Court, Appellate Division. * I. Leo Glasser, 1948, Dean of Brooklyn Law School; Judge on the
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. *
Daniel Gutman Daniel Gutman (July 1, 1901 – September 1993) was an American lawyer, politician, judge, and law school dean from New York. Early life Gutman was born on July 1, 1901, in New York. He attended Boys High School. He received his degree from Broo ...
, 1922, Dean of
New York Law School New York Law School (NYLS) is a private law school in Tribeca, New York City. NYLS has a full-time day program and a part-time evening program. NYLS's faculty includes 54 full-time and 59 adjunct professors. Notable faculty members include E ...
, NY State Senator, and NY State Assemblyman. * Jerome Prince, 1933, Dean of Brooklyn Law School; evidence scholar and author of ''Prince on Evidence''. *
Harold Rosenberg Harold Rosenberg (February 2, 1906 – July 11, 1978) was an American writer, educator, philosopher and art critic. He coined the term Action Painting in 1952 for what was later to be known as abstract expressionism. Rosenberg is best known for ...
, 1927, professor of Social Thought in the Art Department at the
University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chic ...
*
Patricia Schiller Patricia Schiller (October 27, 1913 - June 29, 2018) was an American lawyer, clinical psychologist and sex educator. She was a professor in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, DC for 30 ...
(born Pearl Silverman), 1934, professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at
Howard University College of Medicine The Howard University College of Medicine (HUCM) is an academic division of Howard University that grants the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Ph.D., M.S., and the M.PH. HUCM is located at the Howard University Health Sciences Center in Washington, D ...
* Edward V. Sparer, 1959, professor at
Yale Law School Yale Law School (Yale Law or YLS) is the law school of Yale University, a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. It was established in 1824 and has been ranked as the best law school in the United States by '' U.S. News & Worl ...
and
University of Pennsylvania Law School The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (also known as Penn Law or Penn Carey Law) is the law school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is among the most selective and oldes ...
; founded Mobilization for Justice and considered the "father of welfare law." * Stephen Teret, 1969, professor of Health Policy and Management, and Associate Dean, at the
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is the public health graduate school of Johns Hopkins University, a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. As the second independent, degree-granting institution for research in epi ...


Business

* William F. Aldinger III, 1975, CEO of HSBC Finance Corporation and Capmark (now
Ally Financial Ally Financial is a bank holding company organized in Delaware and headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. The company provides financial services including car finance, online banking via a direct bank, corporate lending, vehicle insurance, mor ...
). *
Leon Charney Leon Charney (July 23, 1938 – March 21, 2016) was an American real estate tycoon, attorney, author, philanthropist, political pundit, media personality and Jewish cantor. He lived in Manhattan in New York City, dividing his time between his ...
, 1964, real estate tycoon and billionaire. *
Charles S. Cohen Charles S. Cohen (born February 8, 1952) is an American real estate developer and film distributor. Early life and education Cohen was raised in a Jewish family in Harrison, New York. He is the son of Gloria and Sherman Cohen and nephew to Edd ...
, 1977, CEO of Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation and billionaire. * Milton Cooper, 1953, CEO of Kimco Realty Corporation. * Jeffrey Feil, 1973, real estate developer and CEO of The Feil Organization. * Noah J. Hanft, 1976, General Counsel, MasterCard International. * Lon Jacobs, 1981, Chief Legal Officer, Senior Executive Vice President, and Group General Counsel of
News Corporation News Corporation (abbreviated News Corp.), also variously known as News Corporation Limited, was an American multinational mass media corporation controlled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch and headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in New ...
. * Alfred J. Koeppel 1957, New York real estate developerReal Estate Weekly: "Attorney Alfred Koeppel, 68, long-time real estate mogul"
February 14, 2001
*
Marvin Kratter Marvin Kratter (born November 9, 1915, in Brooklyn, died October 24, 1999, in Encinitas, California) was a New York-based real estate developer who was the head of the Kratter Corporation, National Equities, Countrywide Realty, Knickerbocker Brewe ...
, 1939, real estate investor, head of the Boston Celtics. *
Nat Lefkowitz Nat Lefkowitz (July 24, 1905 – September 4, 1983) was an American talent agency executive who served as co-chairman of the William Morris Agency. Biography Lefkowitz was born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn. He attended New York City public sch ...
, co-chairman of the
William Morris Agency The William Morris Agency (WMA) was a Hollywood-based talent agency. It represented some of the best known 20th-century entertainers in film, television, and music. During its 109-year tenure it came to be regarded as the "first great talent ag ...
* Fred Rosen, former CEO of
Ticketmaster Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. is an American ticket sales and distribution company based in Beverly Hills, California with operations in many countries around the world. In 2010, it merged with Live Nation under the name Live Nation Enter ...
, co-founder of the Bel Air Homeowners Alliance. * George H. Ross, 1953, Executive Vice President and Senior Counsel,
Trump Organization Trump most commonly refers to: * Donald Trump (born 1946), 45th president of the United States (2017–2021) * Trump (card games), any playing card given an ad-hoc high rank Trump may also refer to: Businesses and organizations * Donald J. ...
; appeared on two seasons of ''
The Apprentice ''The Apprentice'' is a reality talent game show franchise originally aired in 2004 in the United States. Created by U.S.-based British producer Mark Burnett, the show depicts contestants from around the country with various professional backg ...
''. *
Barry Salzberg Barry Salzberg (born October 1953) is an American businessman, accountant, and lawyer. Salzberg is full-time Professor at Columbia University and former global Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a position he held from J ...
, 1977, CEO of
Deloitte & Touche Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (), commonly referred to as Deloitte, is an international professional services network headquartered in London, England. Deloitte is the largest professional services network by revenue and number of profession ...
. *
Larry Silverstein Larry A. Silverstein (born May 30, 1931) is an American businessman. Among his real estate projects, he is the developer of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City, as well as one of New York's tallest resident ...
, 1955, billionaire real estate investor and developer; owns and is developing the
World Trade Center World Trade Centers are sites recognized by the World Trade Centers Association. World Trade Center may refer to: Buildings * List of World Trade Centers * World Trade Center (2001–present), a building complex that includes five skyscrapers, a ...
complex in Lower Manhattan. *
Stuart Subotnick Stuart Subotnick (born February 10, 1942) is an American businessman and media magnate. He is chief executive officer and president of Metromedia Company, Inc. In 1999, he was the 398th-wealthiest person in the U.S, with a net worth of 650 mil ...
, 1968, partner and Chief Operating Officer,
Metromedia Metromedia (also often MetroMedia) was an American media company that owned radio and television stations in the United States from 1956 to 1986 and controlled Orion Pictures from 1988 to 1997. Metromedia was established in 1956 after the DuMon ...
; one of 400 wealthiest people in the US; Chairman, Brooklyn Law School Board of Trustees. * Joel Wiener, 1974, CEO of Pinnacle Group, real estate developer and billionaire.


Government

*
Victor Anfuso Victor L'Episcopo Anfuso (March 10, 1905 – December 28, 1966) was an American lawyer, World War II veteran, and politician who served five terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1951 to 19 ...
, 1927, Democratic Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
from New York (NY), 8th Congressional District. *
Herman Badillo Herman Badillo (pronounced ''bah-DEE-yoh''; August 21, 1929 – December 3, 2014) was an American politician who served as borough president of The Bronx and United States Representative, and ran for Mayor of New York City. He was the first Pu ...
, 1954, Democratic Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from NY, 21st and 22nd Districts;
Bronx The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New Y ...
Borough President. First Puerto Rican elected to these posts (outside of Puerto Rico). * John J. Bennett Jr., 1923, NY State Attorney General (Democrat) * Abraham Bernstein, 1941, NY State Senator (Democrat) * Frank J. Brasco, 1957, Democratic Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from NY, 11th District. * James F. Brennan, 1982, NY State Assemblyman, 44th District (Democrat) * John D. Clarke, 1911,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from NY, 34th District. *
Sol Chaikin Sol Chick Chaikin (9 January 1918 – 1 April 1991) was an American trade union organizer. He served as president of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union from 1975 until 1986. He earned a law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1940. H ...
, 1940, President of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union *
Norm Coleman Norman Bertram Coleman Jr. (born August 17, 1949) is an American politician, attorney, and lobbyist. From 2003 to 2009, he served as a United States Senator for Minnesota. From 1994 to 2002, he was mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota. First elected ...
, attended 1972–'74,
U.S. Senator The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and powe ...
from Minnesota, Mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota (1994–2002). * Steven Cymbrowitz, 1990, NY State Assemblyman, 45th District (Democrat). * John J. Delaney, 1927, Democratic Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from NY, 7th District. *
David Dinkins David Norman Dinkins (July 10, 1927 – November 23, 2020) was an American politician, lawyer, and author who served as the 106th mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993. He was the first African American to hold the office. Before enteri ...
, 1956, Mayor of New York City (1990–93); first
African American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
to hold that office (Democrat). *
Jeffrey Dinowitz Jeffrey Dinowitz (born December 3, 1954) is an American politician who represents District 81 in the New York State Assembly, which comprises Kingsbridge, Marble Hill, Norwood, Riverdale, Van Cortlandt Village, Wakefield, and Woodlawn Heights ...
, 1979, NY State Assemblyman, 81st District (Democrat). * Morris M. Edelstein, 1909, Democratic Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from NY, 14th District. * James H. Fay, 1929, Democratic Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from NY, 16th District. * Joseph V. Flynn, 1906, Democratic Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from NY, 3rd District. *
Leonard Garment Leonard Garment (May 11, 1924 – July 13, 2013) was an American attorney, public servant, and arts advocate. He served U.S. presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford in the White House in various positions from 1969 to 1976, including Counselor ...
, 1949, acting
special counsel In the United States, a special counsel (formerly called special prosecutor or independent counsel) is a lawyer appointed to investigate, and potentially prosecute, a particular case of suspected wrongdoing for which a conflict of interest exi ...
to U.S. President
Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...
, and 2005 National Medal of Arts recipient. *
Howard Golden Howard Golden (born November 6, 1925) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as the Borough President of Brooklyn from January 3, 1977 to December 31, 2001. He concurrently served as chairman of the Brooklyn Democratic Pa ...
, 1958, Brooklyn Borough President (Democrat) *
Frieda B. Hennock Frieda Barkin Hennock (December 27, 1904–June 20, 1960) was the first female commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission and a central figure in the creation of an enduring system of educational television in the United States. Born ...
, 1924, first woman
Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdicti ...
Commissioner. * Edward Jurith, 1976, Acting Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy *
Howard L. Lasher Howard L. Lasher (1944–2007) was an American Democratic Party politician from Brooklyn. He was the first Orthodox Jew elected to state office in New York. He was the first to ever wear a Kippah in the New York assembly. Political career Lash ...
, 1968, Democratic NY State Assemblyman, 46th and 47th Districts. First
Orthodox Jew Orthodox Judaism is the collective term for the traditionalist and theologically conservative branches of contemporary Judaism. Theologically, it is chiefly defined by regarding the Torah, both Written and Oral, as revealed by God to Moses on ...
elected to state office in NY State. * Henry J. Latham, 1931, Republican Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from NY, 3rd and 4th Districts. *
Norman J. Levy Norman J. Levy (January 24, 1931 – February 7, 1998) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He served in the New York State Senate for 27 years, and was the sponsor of the first legislation in the United States mandating sea ...
, 1958, NY State Senator (Republican) * John Marchi, 1953, NY State Senator (Republican) * Christopher Mega, 1953, NY State Senator, Assemblyman, and judge (Republican). * George M. Michaels, 1933, NY State Assemblyman (Democrat). *
Abraham J. Multer Abraham Jacob Multer (December 24, 1900 – November 4, 1986) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served ten terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1947 to 1967. Biography ...
, 1922, Democratic Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from NY, 13th and 14th Districts. * Thomas V. Ognibene, 1974, Republican member of the New York City Council, 30th District; held the position of Council minority leader. * Rafael Piñeiro, 1980, New York City First Deputy Police Commissioner. * Bertram L. Podell, 1949, Democratic Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from NY, 13th District. * David M. Potts, 1926, 1933, Republican Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from NY, 26th District. * Morton Povman, 1955, Democratic New York City Council Member * Benjamin S. Rosenthal, 1949, Democratic Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from NY 6th, 7th, and 8th Districts. * Sean M. Ryan, 1992, NY State Assemblyman (Democrat) * Irving H. Saypol, 1927, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York *
Nicholas Scoppetta Nicholas Scoppetta (November 6, 1932 – March 24, 2016) was the 31st New York City Fire Commissioner. He was appointed to that position by Mayor Michael Bloomberg on January 1, 2002 and was succeeded by Salvatore Cassano on January 1, 2010. H ...
, 1962, 31st
New York City Fire Commissioner The New York City Fire Commissioner is the civilian administrator of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), appointed by the Mayor of the City of New York. There have been 34 commissioners excluding Acting Fire Commissioners, and 38 commission ...
and first Commissioner of the Administration for Children's Services. *
Sheldon Silver Sheldon Silver (February 13, 1944 – January 24, 2022) was an American Democratic Party politician, attorney, and convicted felon from New York City who served as speaker of the New York State Assembly from 1994 to 2015. A native of Manhattan' ...
, 1968, Democratic
Speaker of the New York State Assembly The speaker of the New York State Assembly is the highest official in the New York State Assembly, customarily elected from the ranks of the majority party. As in most countries with a British heritage, the Speaker (politics), speaker presides o ...
(1994–present), the second-longest speakership in NY State history. * Leonard Silverman, 1954, five-term NY State Assemblyman, former Chairman of the Committee on Insurance, and Judge for the NY State Court of Claims. * Herbert J. Simins, 1958, New York City Commissioner of Public Works, Nassau County Commissioner of Public Works. *
Lawrence J. Smith Lawrence Jack Smith (born April 25, 1941) is an American politician, lawyer, lobbyist, and a former five-term member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida, serving from 1983 to 1993. Biography He attended public schools in ...
, 1964, Democratic Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida, 16th District. *
Percy Sutton Percy Ellis Sutton (November 24, 1920 – December 26, 2009) was an American political and business leader. An activist in the Civil Rights Movement and lawyer, he was also a Freedom Rider and the legal representative for Malcolm X. He was ...
, 1950, first African-American Manhattan Borough President,
civil rights Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's entitlement to participate in the civil and political life o ...
activist, founder of
Inner City Broadcasting Corporation The Inner City Broadcasting Corporation ("ICBC") was an American media company based in New York City. It was one of the first broadcasting companies wholly owned by African-Americans. History Inner City was founded in 1970 by a group of prominen ...
. * Edward Thompson, 1936,
New York City Fire Commissioner The New York City Fire Commissioner is the civilian administrator of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), appointed by the Mayor of the City of New York. There have been 34 commissioners excluding Acting Fire Commissioners, and 38 commission ...
*
Lester D. Volk Lester David Volk (September 17, 1884 – April 30, 1962) was an American physician, lawyer and politician from New York (state), New York. Life Born in Brooklyn, New York, Volk attended the public and high schools. He graduated from Long Islan ...
, 1911, Republican Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from NY, 10th District. *
Benjamin Ward Benjamin Ward (August 10, 1926 – June 10, 2002) was the first African American New York City Police Commissioner. Early life Ward was one of 11 children and was born in the Weeksville section of Brooklyn, New York. He attended Brooklyn Autom ...
, 1965,
New York City Police Commissioner The New York City Police Commissioner is the head of the New York City Police Department and presiding member of the Board of Commissioners. The commissioner is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the mayor. The commissioner is responsib ...
. * Ivan Warner, 1955, NY State Senator (Democrat) * Mark Weprin, 1992, NY State Assemblyman, 24th District (Democrat). * Saul Weprin, 1951, Democratic Speaker of the NY State Assembly (1991–94). *
Paul Windels Paul Windels Sr. (December 7, 1885 – December 15, 1967) was an American lawyer and government official. He served as Corporation Counsel of New York City under Fiorello La Guardia from 1934 to 1937. Biography Windels was born in Brooklyn, Ne ...
, 1909,
Corporation Counsel of New York City The New York City Law Department, also known as the Office of the Corporation Counsel,http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/NYLD%20History%20Card.pdf is the department of the government of New York City responsible for most of the city's lega ...
(1934–37)


Judges


U.S. Court of Appeals

*
Frank Altimari Frank Xavier Altimari (September 4, 1928 – July 19, 1998) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for th ...
, 1951, Judge on the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (in case citations, 2d Cir.) is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals. Its territory comprises the states of Connecticut, New York and Vermont. The court has appellate juri ...


U.S. District Court

*
Matthew T. Abruzzo Matthew T. Abruzzo (April 30, 1889 – May 28, 1971) was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He was the first Italian American to be appointed as a ...
, 1910, Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of NY *
Henry Bramwell Henry Bramwell (September 3, 1919 – May 28, 2010) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Education and career Bramwell was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was in the United ...
, 1948, first African-American Judge appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of NY. *
Mark Americus Costantino Mark Americus Costantino (April 9, 1920 – June 17, 1990) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Education and career Born in Staten Island, New York, Costantino served as ...
, 1947, Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of NY. * I. Leo Glasser, (see ''Academia'' above) * Sterling Johnson Jr., 1966, Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of NY. * Harold Maurice Kennedy, 1925, Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of NY. * Edward R. Korman, 1966, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of NY. * Shirley Wohl Kram, 1950, Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of NY. *
Mary Johnson Lowe Mary Johnson Lowe (June 10, 1924 – February 27, 1999) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Education and career Born in New York City, Lowe received a Bachelor of Arts ...
, 1954, Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of NY. * Nelson Roman, 1989, Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of NY. * George Rosling, 1923, Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of NY. *
Arthur Donald Spatt Arthur Donald Spatt (December 13, 1925 – June 12, 2020) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Education and career Born in Brooklyn, New York, Spatt was a Navigation Petty ...
, 1949, Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of NY. * Jennifer P. Wilson, 2001, Judge for the
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (in case citations, M.D. Pa.) is a district level federal court with jurisdiction over approximately one half of Pennsylvania. The court was created in 1901 by subdividing t ...
. *
Stephen Victor Wilson Stephen Victor Wilson (born March 26, 1941) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Education and career Wilson has claimed that he was born in New York City, New York, altho ...
, 1967, Judge on the
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California The United States District Court for the Central District of California (in case citations, C.D. Cal.; commonly referred to as the CDCA or CACD) is a Federal trial court that serves over 19 million people in Southern and Central California, m ...
.


U.S. Court of International Trade

* Claire R. Kelly, 1993, Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade *
James Lopez Watson James Lopez Watson (May 21, 1922 – September 1, 2001) was a judge of the United States Court of International Trade. While serving as a judge around the country, Watson became the first African-American to head a federal court in the American ...
, 1951, Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade.


U.S. Customs Court

* Webster Oliver, 1911, Chief Judge of the
U.S. Customs Court The United States Court of International Trade (case citations: Int'l Trade or Intl. Trade) is a U.S. federal court that adjudicates civil actions arising out of U.S. customs and international trade laws. Seated in New York City, it exercises ...


State

* Harold Birns, 1938, Associate Justice of the NY Appellate Division, First Department *
Bernard Botein Bernard Botein (May 6, 1900 – February 3, 1974) was a prominent New York City lawyer and judge, a legal reformer, a presiding justice of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, and a president of the New York ...
, 1924, Presiding Justice of the NY State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, and President of the
New York City Bar Association The New York City Bar Association (City Bar), founded in 1870, is a voluntary association of lawyers and law students. Since 1896, the organization, formally known as the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, has been headquartered in a ...
. *
John Carro John Carro (born August 24, 1927) is an American judge. He served as a judge for 25 years and was involved in many high-profile cases. A New York Supreme Court Justice serving in the Appellate Division, where he served as an associate justice f ...
, 1956, Associate Justice of the NY Appellate Division, First Department, first Puerto Rican to be designated an Appellate Court Justice, and founding partner of the largest Latino-owned law firm in New York. *
Noach Dear Noach Dear (November 20, 1953 – April 19, 2020) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a New York Supreme Court judge. Dear was elected in 2008 as a civil court judge, in 2010 as an Acting Supreme Court Justice, an ...
, 1991, New York Supreme Court judge * Steven W. Fisher, 1972, Associate Justice of the NY Appellate Division, Second Department *
Rachel Freier Rachel "Ruchie" Freier (born April 2, 1965) is an acting New York Supreme Court judge. In 2016, she campaigned and was elected as a Civil Court judge for the Kings County 5th judicial district in New York State, thereby becoming the first Hasidi ...
, 2005, Civil Court judge for the Kings County 5th judicial district in NY State, first Hasidic Jewish woman to be elected as a civil court judge in NY State, and first Hasidic woman to serve in public office in US history. * Julius J. Gans, 1919, member of the New York State Assembly and New York Supreme Court Justice * E. Leo Milonas, 1960, partner of
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, also known as Pillsbury, is a full-service law firm with a particular focus on the energy, financial services, real estate and technology industries. Based in the world's major financial, technology and energy ...
LLP; former Associate Justice, Associate Justice of the NY Appellate Division, First Department, and Chief Administrative Judge of the State of NY. * Frank D. O'Connor, 1934, Judge of the Appellate Division of the NY State Supreme Court, Queens District Attorney, President of the New York City Council. * Ann Pfau, 1984, Chief Administrative Judge of the NY State Unified Court System. * Raja Rajeswari, 1998, Judge of the Criminal Court of NYC, first India-born woman to be appointed a judge in New York City *
Rosalyn Richter Rosalyn Richter is an American lawyer who served as an associate justice of the New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department. Early life and education Richter is the daughter of Anita Richter and the late Nathani ...
, 1979, Associate Justice of the NY Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Department *
Irma Vidal Santaella Irma Milagros Vidal Santaella ( Thillet, October 4, 1924 – December 24, 2009) was a Puerto Rican-American judge and lawyer. She was noted as being the first Puerto Rican female lawyer and the first Puerto Rican female Supreme Court Justice in th ...
, 1961, 1967, justice of the NY State Supreme Court, first Puerto Rican woman admitted to the NY State Bar and first Puerto Rican woman to be elected to the NY State Supreme Court. * William C. Thompson, 1954, justice of the NY State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department; founding member of nation’s first community development corporation,
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation The Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (or BSRC, referred to locally in short as Restoration) is a community development corporation based in Brooklyn, New York, and the first ever to be established in the United States. Background Dec ...
. * Peter Tom, 1975, first Asian-American appellate justice in NY State * Edwin Torres, 1957, NY State Supreme Court justice and best-selling author of crime novels. * Moses M. Weinstein, 1934, justice of the NY Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, and Acting Speaker of the NY State Assembly.


Media and entertainment

*
Marty Bandier Martin N. "Marty" Bandier (born July 21, 1941) is an American music industry executive who was the CEO/Chairman of Sony/ATV Music Publishing for 11 years. Bandier studied at Stuyvesant High School, Syracuse University, and Brooklyn Law Scho ...
, 1965, CEO of
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Sony Music Publishing (formerly Sony/ATV Music Publishing) is the largest music publisher in the world, with over five million songs owned or administered as of end March 2021. US-based, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is itself owned ...
. *
Himan Brown Himan Brown (July 21, 1910 – June 4, 2010Himan Brown obituary.< ...
, 1931, producer of radio programs, member of the
Radio Hall of Fame The Radio Hall of Fame, formerly the National Radio Hall of Fame, is an American organization created by the Emerson Radio Corporation in 1988. Three years later, Bruce DuMont, founder, president, and CEO of the Museum of Broadcast Communicati ...
and recipient of the Peabody Award *
Sergio De La Pava Sergio de la Pava (born 1970/71) is an American novelist and lawyer. He is best known for his novel '' A Naked Singularity''. Biography Sergio de la Pava was born and raised in New Jersey, to parents who immigrated from Colombia. He attended ...
, novelist * Irving Fein, 1936, Emmy Award-winning TV and film producer, and manager of
Jack Benny Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky, February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American entertainer who evolved from a modest success playing violin on the vaudeville circuit to one of the leading entertainers of the twentieth century wit ...
and
George Burns George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum; January 20, 1896March 9, 1996) was an American comedian, actor, writer, and singer, and one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film and television. His arched eyebr ...
. * Kevin Heffernan, actor, writer, producer, and director * Irving "Swifty" Lazar, 1931,
talent agent A talent agent, or booking agent, is a person who finds jobs for actors, authors, broadcast journalists, film directors, musicians, models, professional athletes, screenwriters, writers, and other professionals in various entertainment or sp ...
and deal-maker. Dubbed "Swifty" by Humphrey Bogart when he put together three major deals for Bogart in a single day. *
Errol Louis Errol T. Louis (born August 24, 1962) is a New York City journalist, and television show host. He has unsuccessfully run for office several times. Early life, education, and early career Louis was born in Harlem and raised in New Rochelle, New ...
, 2005, journalist and television show host * Russell T. Lewis, 1973, CEO of
The New York Times Company The New York Times Company is an American mass media company that publishes ''The New York Times''. Its headquarters are in Manhattan, New York City. History The company was founded by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones in New York City. ...
. *
Bruce Ricker Bruce Ricker (October 10, 1942 – May 13, 2011) was a jazz and blues documentarian. He is best known for his collaboration with Clint Eastwood on films about jazz and blues legends. Life and career Ricker was born on Staten Island, Ricker was ...
, 1970, jazz and blues documentarian * Geraldo Rivera, 1969, host of the newsmagazine program ''
Geraldo at Large ''Geraldo Rivera Reports'', also known as ''Geraldo at Large'', is an American television newsmagazine hosted by Fox News correspondent-at-large and former talk show host Geraldo Rivera. History Debuting in national syndication on October 31, 2 ...
;'' appears regularly on Fox News Channel. * Paul Simon, 1963 (attended), 12-
Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pr ...
-winning musician, songwriter, and producer. * Brian Sullivan, 2003, television news anchor and business journalist. *
Hy Zaret Hy Zaret (born Hyman Harry Zaritsky, August 21, 1907 – July 2, 2007) was an American Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer who wrote the lyrics of the 1955 hit " Unchained Melody," one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century. Person ...
, 1930s, lyricist and composer; co-author of 1955 hit "
Unchained Melody "Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. North wrote the music as a theme for the prison film '' Unchained'' (1955), hence the song title. Todd Duncan sang the vocals for the film soundtrack.Robert Rodr ...
."


Private practice

* Frank J. Aquila, 1983, corporate lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell. * Mark M. Baker, 1972, criminal defense attorney * Dennis J. Block, 1967, Senior Chairman, Global Corporate M&A Practice,
Greenberg Traurig Greenberg Traurig is a multinational law firm founded in Miami in 1967. As of 2022, the Greenberg Traurig is the 9th largest law firm in the United States. The firm has 43 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and ...
*
Bruce Cutler Bruce Cutler (born April 29, 1948) is an American criminal defense lawyer best known for having defended John Gotti, and for media appearances as a legal commentator. Life and career Cutler's father, Murray Cutler, was a New York City detect ...
, 1974, and
Gerald Shargel Gerald "Jerry" Lawrence Shargel (October 5, 1944 – July 16, 2022) was an American defense attorney who was based in New York City and generally considered one of the best criminal defense lawyers in the country. Early life and education S ...
, 1969, criminal defense lawyers known for defending high-profile defendants including John Gotti * Stephen J. Dannhauser, 1975, Chairman,
Weil, Gotshal & Manges Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is an American international law firm with approximately 1,100 attorneys, headquartered in New York City. With a gross annual revenue in excess of $1.8 billion, it is among the world's largest law firms according to ...
LLP * Herbert Dicker, 1955, founding partner,
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, (known as Wilson Elser), is a law firm with over 1,000 attorneys in 41 offices throughout the United States and one in London. History The predecessor firm to what is known today as Wilson Elser start ...
LLP * Julia V. Grilli, 1914, suffragist, active with the
Italian Welfare League The Italian Welfare League is an American charitable organization founded in 1920 and incorporated in 1922 by Italian-American women. Its original purpose was to assist Italian veterans of World War I, and later, needy Italian residents of New York ...
*
Allen Grubman Allen J. Grubman is an American entertainment lawyer. Grubman was born and raised in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and graduated from City College of New York and Brooklyn Law School. His clients include superstars and top record companies and th ...
, 1967, entertainment lawyer. * Leonard Grunstein, 1975, real estate attorney and philanthropist. * Alfred S. Julien, founding partner, Julien & Schlesinger, P.C. * Robert M. Kaufman, 1957, partner at
Proskauer Rose Proskauer Rose LLP (formerly known as Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn, LLP) is an international law firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1875 and currently employs more than 800 attorneys in twelve offices worldwide. P ...
, and President of the
New York City Bar Association The New York City Bar Association (City Bar), founded in 1870, is a voluntary association of lawyers and law students. Since 1896, the organization, formally known as the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, has been headquartered in a ...
. * Lydia Kess 1962, first woman partner,
Davis Polk & Wardwell Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, better known as Davis Polk is a white-shoe, international law firm headquartered in New York City with 980 attorneys worldwide and offices in Washington, D.C., Northern California, London, Paris, Madrid, Hong Kong, Be ...
LLP; currently senior counsel. *
Gerald B. Lefcourt Gerald Bernard Lefcourt is an American criminal defense lawyer. He has represented a number of high-profile clients, including financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Black Panthers, activist/author Abbie Hoffman, hotelier ...
, 1967, criminal defense lawyer. *
Richard Raysman Richard Raysman (born October 9, 1946), is a lawyer and a founding practitioner of American computer law, later expanded to become Intellectual Property Law. Education Raysman was born in New York City, the son of Victor Raysman, a businessman, ...
, 1973, founding member of Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner *
Gerald Shargel Gerald "Jerry" Lawrence Shargel (October 5, 1944 – July 16, 2022) was an American defense attorney who was based in New York City and generally considered one of the best criminal defense lawyers in the country. Early life and education S ...
, 1969, criminal defense lawyer; Practitioner-in-Residence at Brooklyn Law School.


Sports

*
Nikki Dryden Nicole Dryden (born April 5, 1975) is a former competitive swimmer who represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics. Early years Dryden was born in Calgary, Alberta in 1975. Swimming career At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barce ...
, 2005, Olympic swimmer, 3-time Pan Am Games silver medal winner, 3-time World Cup gold medal winner * Jeffrey B. Gewirtz, 1994, Senior Vice President & General Counsel,
New Jersey Nets New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator ...
* Timothy Kelly, 2005, former General Manager for the
Long Island Lizards The New York Lizards, originally the Long Island Lizards, were a Major League Lacrosse (MLL) team based in Hempstead, New York, located on Long Island. They are original members of the MLL. They lost the league's inaugural game on June 7, 2001 to ...
of
Major League Lacrosse Major League Lacrosse (MLL) was a men's field lacrosse league in the United States. The league's inaugural season was in 2001. Teams played anywhere from ten to 16 games in a summertime regular season. This was followed by a four-team playoff ...
; current General Manager of the New York Titans of the
National Lacrosse League The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The NLL currently has fifteen teams: ten in the United States and five in Canada. The N ...
. *
Yuliya Levitan Yuliya Levitan (born 12 June 1973) is an American chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1992). Biography In 1989, Levitan won the USSR Girl's Chess Championship in the U16 age group. She represented the Soviet ...
, 2006, a
Woman International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating an ...
in chess"Yuliya Levitan"
/ref> *
Chris Massey Christopher Todd Massey (born November 21, 1979) is a former American football long snapper. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Marshall University. He has also played ...
, 2004, attackman who played professional
field lacrosse Field lacrosse is a full contact outdoor men's sport played with ten players on each team. The sport originated among Native Americans, and the modern rules of field lacrosse were initially codified by Canadian William George Beers in 1867. ...
in
Major League Lacrosse Major League Lacrosse (MLL) was a men's field lacrosse league in the United States. The league's inaugural season was in 2001. Teams played anywhere from ten to 16 games in a summertime regular season. This was followed by a four-team playoff ...
* Pete Spanakos, bantamweight boxer who won a bronze medal at the
1959 Pan American Games The 1959 Pan American Games were held in Chicago, Illinois, United States between August 28 and September 7, 1959. Host city selection One city initially submitted a bid to host the 1959 Pan American Games that was recognized by the Pan Am ...
* Lonn A. Trost, 1971, Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel,
New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...
.


Other

* Randall Amster, 1991, author, activist, and educator * Morton J. Gold, 1949, US Air Force Brigadier General * Harry Halpern, 1926, prominent Conservative rabbi *
Rosalie Gardiner Jones Rosalie Gardiner Jones (February 24, 1883 – January 12, 1978) was an American suffragette. She took the "Pankhursts" as role models and after hearing of the " Brown Women" she organised marches to draw attention to the suffrage cause. She was ...
, 1919, socialite and
suffragist Suffrage, political franchise, or simply franchise, is the right to vote in public, political elections and referendums (although the term is sometimes used for any right to vote). In some languages, and occasionally in English, the right to v ...
. *
Alexander Lowen Alexander Lowen (December 23, 1910 – October 28, 2008) was an American physician and psychotherapist. Life A student of Wilhelm Reich in the 1940s and early '50s in New York, Lowen developed bioenergetic analysis, a form of mind-body psy ...
, 1936, physician and psychotherapist *
Mickey Marcus David Daniel "Mickey" Marcus (22 February 1901 – 10 June 1948) was a United States Army colonel, later Israel's first General, who was a principal architect of the U.S. military's World War II civil affairs policies,Ossad, Steven L."Out of the ...
, 1934, Colonel in the U.S. Army, first General of the Israeli Army * Monique Mehta, 2006, humanitarian and political activist * Robert Rosenthal, 1941, decorated Jewish USAF B-17 commander flew 53 missions, despite shot down twice; later assisted U.S. prosecutor at
Nuremberg Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ...


Costs

The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Brooklyn Law School for the 2022-23 academic year is $95,271. The estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $204,197.


See also

* Law of New York


References


External links

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