StJohnsLaw

Official Feed of St. John’s University School of Law

[Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP @hinshaw]

Hinshaw recently hosted the @StJohnsLaw Alumni of Color Chapter in our #NewYork office for a "Make the Objection" CLE workshop!

Trial #lawyers engaged in mock trial scenarios and received valuable feedback on their proper objections from actively serving trial court judges.

[StJohnsLaw @StJohnsLaw]

Congratulations, Class of 2025!🎉 We're so proud of you! Thanks to Jimmy Pitaro '94, Chairman of @espn, for returning to campus to give the Commencement address.

Read more about St. John's Law Commencement 2025: https://t.co/ad30Y7uWhe

#StJohnsLaw #StJohnsLawAlumni

[ESPN PR @ESPNPR]

"You'd make a good lawyer."

Those words changed ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro's life

Last weekend the @StJohnsLaw alum ('94) received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree & shared his story with this year's grads

🔗 https://t.co/3bSol5NXXz | Watch @StJohnsU: https://t.co/lvVkLw4T7Z

[John R. Manzo @ESPNManzo]

Cool sports story from over the weekend featured on
@FirstTake with @stephenasmith & @MollyQerim

ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro surprised a St. John's School of Law graduate with Eastern Conference Finals tickets at @TheGarden

Pitaro was on-hand to deliver the commencement address

[StJohnsLaw @StJohnsLaw]

Last Thursday, St. John’s Law students, faculty, staff, administration, and alumni jammed out for justice at the Rock 'n' Roll-themed 2025 Public Interest Auction! 🎸🤘
All proceeds will support Public Interest Center programs and initiatives.
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[StJohnsLaw @StJohnsLaw]

Last night, students and generous alumni donors came together for a special evening at the Endowed Scholarship Reception. Thanks to event host Jonathan Sack ‘89 for a wonderful evening, and thanks to the alumni who continue to generously give back to St. John’s Law!

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[StJohnsLaw @StJohnsLaw]

We laughed, we cheered, and we celebrated last Thursday at our annual Bar Passage Party! Thanks to the alumni and friends who gathered at Connolly's in Manhattan to mark this milestone accomplishment. Congratulations!

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[StJohnsLaw @StJohnsLaw]

Last Friday, we brought 100 alumni and students together to provide free legal support to low-income New Yorkers through the American Bar Association’s Free Legal Answers Program. Thanks to all who spent the day making a tangible difference in our community! #CelebrateProBono

[StJohnsLaw @StJohnsLaw]

Alumni and friends enjoyed a beautiful day at the Fall Alumni Golf Outing. We began with a round of golf to support student scholarships at St. John's Law, then we gathered for a cocktail hour and buffet dinner to honor Joseph Vaccaro ‘98. Thanks to all who joined!
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[Mattone Institute @MattoneInst]

@StJohnsLaw and @MattoneInst are delighted to announce our most recently selected Real Estate Fellows (pictured below, L->R): Evgenia Mallas '25, Jennifer Milo '24, Gennaro Priolo '24, Imrajdeep Sahota '25, Piero Sauñe Casas '25 and Eric Wagner '24. Congratulations!

[Mattone Institute @MattoneInst]

@StJohnsLaw now offers a RE LL.M. program! Full and part-time options available. for more information, visit our Real Estate LL.M. website at https://t.co/6oZV4S3SF3; apply by August 11 for admission this fall!

[Marc O. DeGirolami @MarcODeGirolami]

I was delighted to offer some thoughts on the past and future of law and religion @NDLawRLI in London on a panel on justifications for and challenges to treating religion as special. With @mjschwartzman, Professor Javier Oliva, Professor Helen Hall, and @ericrassbach.

[Mattone Center for Law & Religion @CtrLawReligion]

In our traditional end-of-term wrap up, @MarcODeGirolami and @MarkMovsesian discuss SCOTUS’s decisions in Groff and 303 Creative and the implications for free speech, religious freedom, and anti-discrimination law. Listen in! @StJohnsLaw
https://t.co/VkdD3192mn

[Brian Woods @bwoods94]

Happy 89th bday to @StJohnsLaw Jack Clarke ‘57. Jack meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican in 2014 to open our @CtrLawReligion and conference on international religious freedom. The day before this pic Jack climbed the Spanish Steps. What a few days in Rome we had!

[Mark Movsesian @MarkMovsesian]

Congrats to Judge Richard Sullivan, one of our ⁦@CtrLawReligion⁩ Board members, who received the Sprizzo Award from ⁦@StJohnsLaw⁩ this evening! ⁦@DeanMikeSimons⁩

[Mark Movsesian @MarkMovsesian]

In the latest Legal Spirits, @MarcODeGirolami & I disagree about why the new federal guidelines on school prayer largely ignore the Coach Kennedy case and SCOTUS's "history & tradition" test. Listen in! @StJohnsLaw @CtrLawReligion

https://t.co/ywg7SQik2n

[Mattone Center for Law & Religion @CtrLawReligion]

In a new Legal Spirits podcast recorded today, Center Co-Directors @MarcODeGirolami & @MarkMovsesian discuss the Biden Administration's new guidelines on prayer in public schools. Episode will drop later this week. Stay tuned! @StJohnsLaw

[Mike Simons @DeanMikeSimons]

The @StJohnsLaw BLSA Black Graduation is a celebration of the resilience, perseverance, brilliance, and awesome potential of our Black graduates. Congratulations, and I’ll see you all again on Sunday!

[Mike Simons @DeanMikeSimons]

A wonderful night celebrating APIDA heritage with @stjohnslaw APALSA and SALSA. So much good feeling in the air—impressive students, wonderful honorees, great speeches, and real community building