May 9, 2008

Touro Law Names 15 Public Interest
Summer Fellows

Central Islip, NY – Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center has awarded 15 students 2008 Public Interest Law Fellowships. Each year, Touro Law hosts a Goods and Services auction to raise money to fund these fellowships. This year’s auction raised nearly $65,000 for students. Each recipient will receive a $4,000 grant for summer public interest legal work. In addition, one student is awarded the Samuel and Fannie Glickstein Fellowship, funded by Dean Emeritus Howard Glickstein in memory of his parents.

Students who were awarded 2008 Summer Public Interest Law Fellowships, and the organizations where they will be working are:

Zachary Beriloff, Suffolk County Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union
Katherine Breazier, Nassau/Suffolk Law Services
Matthew Clark III, Nassau/Suffolk Law Services
Matthew Colbert, the Samuel & Fannie Glickstein Fellow, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Jason Corrar, New York State Mental Hygiene Legal Service
Rambabu Dhakal (LL.M.), Touro’s International Human Rights Clinic
Carlotta Griffin, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Law Association of Greater New York
Kathleen Herr, Nassau County Legal Aid Society
Patrick Loman, Local Union 100/Transport Workers Union
Scott MacLagan, National Labor Relations Board
Patrick Magee, Project FAIR/City Bar Justice Center
Michael Mazalatis, Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office
Kera Murphy, Empire Justice Center
John Rancourt, New York City Police Department, Civil Enforcement Unit
Louis Sternberg, Touro’s Family Law Clinic

“On behalf of the entire Touro Law community, I congratulate these students,” said Thomas Maligno, Director of Public Interest and Executive Director of the William Randolph Hearst Public Advocacy Center at Touro Law Center. “They are dedicating their summers to helping others while gaining valuable hands-on experience in legal training. It shows an early and true commitment to public service work.”