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 1950 
Maurice r. Greenberg was ranked No. 1 in Crain’s New York Business’ list of “Most Connected New Yorkers,” published in June 2014. He was also featured in The New York Times article, “C.V. Starr and Partner Buy Health Care Concern in a $4.4 Billion Deal,” in February 2014. He is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of C.V. Starr & Co. Inc. in Manhattan.
1965
Hon. Judith B. Sheindlin was featured in The New York Times article, “Others Fade, but Judge Judy Is Forever: At 71, She Still Presides,” in May 2014 and “‘Judge Judy’ continues to rule in ratings” in Entertainment Weekly in February 2014. She is the creator
of a new court show, Hot Bench, which premiered in fall 2014. She is a family court judge and star of the reality courtroom show Judge Judy.
1967
edward r. Zuccaro was elected to the expanded board of directors for the Campaign for Vermont in January 2014. He is a shareholder at Zuccaro, Willis and Sipples, P.C in Burlington, Vermont.
1968
James J. Nolan published the second edition of his manual
for the training of international interpreters, Interpretation Techniques and Exercises, in spring 2014. He is a senior United Nations linguist.
1969
Myron Shapiro has been
selected to serve on the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Committee’s Professionalism Panels. The
panels’ members are charged with receiving, screening, and acting upon complaints of unprofessional conduct by attorneys practicing within the Circuit. He is a partner at Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell in Miami, where he has practiced civil litigation lawyer for more than 35 years, and has been lead counsel
in more than 50 complex product liability trials.
1973
Hon. Joseph J. Maltese was named Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department,
of the New York State Supreme Court by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo in January 2014. This
news appeared in several media outlets, including The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, New York Law Journal, and the Staten Island Advance. He was also featured in “Island Out: Staten Island dad and daughter, Joseph and Julie Ann Maltese, earn simultaneous doctorates,” in the Staten Island Advance in June 2014.
1975
Daniel G. McDermott, a
shareholder and the Co-Chair of the Maritime Litigation
Practice Group in the
Manhattan office of Marshall Dennehey
Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C.,
aLumNi serViNg iN the de BLasiO admiNistratiON
Since Bill de Blasio took office as Mayor of New York City at the beginning of 2014, a number of New York Law School alumni have joined his administration. In March, Darren Bloch ’04 left his position as Vice President for Public Affairs at NYLS to become Executive Director of the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, and as Counsel to the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Partnerships. He remains a very active part of the NYLS community and continues to serve as an adjunct professor and as a key member of the Alumni Association. In addition, Kevin Ward ’95 was in February named Chief of Staff to New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, one of the highest-ranking officers of the NYPD. He was previously commanding officer of Patrol Borough Queens South with experience in Detective, Internal Affairs, and the Organized Crime Bureaus. Also serving the City is Fernando A. Bohorquez ’99, who was nominated by Mayor de Blasio to the Conflicts of Interest Board in February 2014, and took a seat on the board in March. He is a partner at BakerHostetler in Manhattan who focuses his practice on commercial bankruptcy litigation, intellectual property disputes, and white-collar investigations.
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