Feerick Center 2021 Virtual Awards & Benefit Program

Feerick Center 2021 Virtual Awards & Benefit Program

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP WilliamM. Hartnett ’79 and Artemis Anninos ’96 Champion of Justice Award

Laura A. Coruzzi Ph.D. ’79, J.D. ’85 Spirit of Service Award

Rhonda CunninghamHolmes ’97 Honorable Deborah A. Batts Life of Commitment Award

A. Stephen LaSala ’40 and Helen A. LaSala (awarded posthumously) Stephen R. LaSala ’70 and Thomas E. LaSala ’78 Spirit of Service Award

Maura K. Monaghan ’96 James F. Gill Spirit of Hope Award

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HONOREES

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP Cahill’s storied reputation representing national and global institutions dates back to 1919 and is matched by its legendary commitment to pro bono work and to the Fordham community. A member of the Am Law 100 and Am Law Global 100, the firm has fortified its standing as a legal innovator through its work on complex regulatory, corporate, and litigation matters. Cahill’s robust pro bono program advances the goals of nonprofit organizations and provides direct representation to individuals in asylum, immigration and criminal proceedings, international custody disputes, and on domestic violence matters. Graduates of Fordham Law School have distinguished themselves at Cahill since the 1930s and have had a proud tradition of enriching the Law School. This inspirational legacy of institutional and individual commitment and generosity to Fordham is laudatory, extending extraordinary opportunities to generations of students and graduates— and to the communities we all serve.

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WilliamM. Hartnett ’79 , chairman of the Executive Committee, has been a partner at Cahill since 1986. Throughout his tenure as chairman, and particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mr. Hartnett prioritized the firm’s pro bono program. Under his leadership, the firm strengthened its partnerships with legal services organizations. Over his 40-year legal career, he has distinguished himself as a trusted advisor to leading commercial and investment banking firms and public and private companies. Mr. Hartnett is consistently named among top lawyers globally and nationally for capital markets and banking transactions. He is a generous supporter of the Fordham Law community and serves on the Dean’s Planning Council. In 2010, Mr. Hartnett was the recipient of the Fordham Law Review’s Leonard F. Manning Achievement Award. He joined Cahill following his 1979 graduation from Fordham Law School cum laude, where he was a member of the Fordham Law Review . He earned his undergraduate degree from Rider University in 1976 cum laude.

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Artemis Anninos ’96 was named Cahill’s first dedicated pro bono counsel in January 2018. In this position, Ms. Anninos works with Cahill’s Pro Bono Committee to solidify partnerships with nonprofit and community organiza- tions, coordinates Cahill’s extensive pro bono work, and provides oversight to Cahill attorneys working with pro bono clients. She has been instrumen- tal in Cahill’s pro bono efforts throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to help meet the escalating demand for legal representation by domestic violence survivors and to provide COVID-19 related advice to small business own- ers, nonprofits, and performing arts organizations. In addition, Ms. Anninos manages her own roster of pro bono cases and serves on the Board of the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance, a collaboration of more than 280 law firms committed to pursuing racial equity in the law, primarily through pro bono work. A 1996 graduate of Fordham Law School, Ms. Anninos was a mem- ber of the Fordham Law Review . She received her undergraduate degree from Tufts University in 1991.

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HONOREES

Laura A. Coruzzi Ph.D. ’79, J.D. ’85 is senior vice president of intellectual prop- erty at REGENXBIO, an innovative clinical-stage biotech company. Her trans- formative gene therapy work has enhanced outcomes for individuals suffering from retinal, metabolic, and neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Coruzzi’s legal ex- pertise in patent law was shaped by her early work in the pioneering biotech group at Pennie & Edmonds, LLP, and then as partner at Jones Day, where she counseled clients on patent strategies for biotech and pharmaceutical thera- peutics and diagnostics. The center is privileged to be among the many benefi- ciaries of Dr. Coruzzi’s distinguished career. Her remarkable medical and legal acumen, combined with compassion, dedication, and generosity, has positively impacted the lives of countless individuals and families, including asylum seek- ers, immigrants, and students. Dr. Coruzzi received her J.D. in 1985 from Ford- ham Law School. She earned her Ph.D. in 1979, her M.S. in 1975, and her B.S. in 1973, all from Fordham University. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Mount Sinai School of Medicine before entering the practice of law. Dr. Coruzzi is passionate about using her combined skills “In the Service of Others.”

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Rhonda Cunningham Holmes ’97 is an extraordinary advocate who has dedicated her career to elevating human and civil rights and advancing social justice. As the executive director of Legal Counsel for the Elderly, an affiliate of AARP, Ms. Holmes works to ensure the integrity and quality of life for individuals compromised by discrimination, age, poverty, housing instability, or other challenges. Her loyalty to Fordham Law School is steadfast; she has been a member of the Fordham Law School Public Interest Advisory Council since its founding in 2018 and co-chairs the Washington, D.C. Women’s Chapter of the Fordham Law Alumni Association. Ms. Holmes earned her J.D. from Fordham Law School, M.B.A. from the University of Rochester Simon School of Business, and A.B. from Duke University.

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A. Stephen LaSala ’40 and Helen A. LaSala’s cherished relationship with Fordham endures in perpetuity. True patrons of the Law School and University, Mr. and Mrs. LaSala personified Fordham’s philosophy of opening the doors of higher education to individuals from historically underrepresented communities, which in the early years included immigrants from Italy and Ireland, as well as women. Their philanthropy helped secure departmental chairs, academic programming, and scholarships, propelling the Law School’s rise to national prominence. In 1976, then President Rev. James C. Finlay, S.J. bestowed the University’s President’s Club Award upon Mr. LaSala. Mr. LaSala enjoyed a celebrated career as a commercial and residential real estate investment builder in New York, New Jersey, and Florida. Mr. LaSala graduated from Fordham Law School in 1940 and Wesleyan University in 1937.

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Stephen R. LaSala ’70 sustains his family’s beneficence to the Fordham community as a steward of his father’s legacy. Mr. LaSala served as vice president and general tax counsel at ExxonMobil until his 2010 retirement. Mr. LaSala joined the original Mobil Corporation in 1974 and throughout his distinguished tenure held numerous corporate and tax leadership positions. From 1999 to 2007, he was associate general tax counsel, responsible for domestic and corporate tax matters. Mr. LaSala served as chairman of the General Committee on Taxation for the American Petroleum Institute. Early in his practice, he was associated with Carter, Ledyard & Milburn LLP. During law school, Mr. LaSala served as articles editor of the Fordham Law Review . He was awarded an undergraduate degree from Fordham College in 1968, earned his J.D. from Fordham Law School in 1970, and received a LL.M. (taxation) from New York University School of Law in 1973.

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Thomas E. LaSala ’78 is the president and CEO of LaSala Management, Inc., the fourth generation of his family involved in the acquisition, construction, development, and management of real estate in New York, New Jersey, and Florida. An emissary of the LaSala’s family’s devotion and generosity to Fordham, Mr. LaSala is a significant patron of the center and a treasured resource for students and alumni, and he identifies the center’s founder as a great friend and mentor. Mr. LaSala exemplifies the generational commitment of his family to Fordham and faith in the professional opportunities afforded by Jesuit education. Mr. LaSala earned his J.D. from Fordham Law School in 1978 and his B.A. from Fordham University in 1975.

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Maura K. Monaghan ’96 is a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, where she serves as co-chair of the Commercial Litigation Group and Healthcare & Life Sciences Group. An exemplar of the legal profession, Ms. Monaghan’s acclaimed practice and scholarship are inspirational to students, academics, and practitioners alike. Her perennial recognition as a masterful and compassionate litigator by her peers and legal media accounts for her innumerable accolades as a brilliant leading lawyer, including Law360’s Healthcare MVP in 2020. Ms. Monaghan’s intellectual prowess is matched by her generosity and deep pro bono commitment to the center and the Law School—as reflected in the professional successes of scores of students and alumni. She is an esteemed member of the center’s Advisory Board and the Board of the Fordham Law Alumni Association. Ms. Monaghan earned her J.D. magna cum laude from Fordham Law School in 1996 with the distinction of Order of the Coif and her B.S.F.S. cum laude from Georgetown University in 1990.

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W elcome to the 2021 Virtual Awards and Benefit Reception and the center’s 15th Anniversary Celebration. In these extraordinary times, I am truly humbled by the center’s history, the impact of the center’s work and your tremendous support. It is thanks to your generosity that our work fulfills the Law School’s—and center’s—defining value “In Service to Others” in our community. Over the last year, the COVID-19 pandemic and the debilitating consequences of systemic inequities have exposed deepening fractures in our social landscape, tugging at our national conscience. Since former Dean WilliamMichael Treanor created the center fifteen years ago, in commemoration of the Law School’s centennial, the center has been a force for social justice and expansion of access to justice. The Feerick Center’s 15th Anniversary is a celebration of our community and the collaborations that provide opportunity, hope and possibility to the many in need—and a fitting tribute to our stellar honorees. In collaboration with our students, faculty, alumni, community and government partners, the center has worked to amplify diverse voices and address the essential civil needs of individuals—citizens, asylum seekers and immigrants alike—through advocacy, dialogue, education, and legislative and policy initiatives over the last fifteen years. The center’s virtual work over the past year has remotely assisted consumer

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debtors, low-income veterans, asylum seekers, middle and high school students, and domestic violence survivors, among others. Through the Immigrant Justice Project, Veterans Rights Project, Remote CLARO (Civil Legal Assistance Resource Office) Program, NYS Attorney Emeritus Program and LEEAP Educational Project, the center delivered virtual educational and know-your-rights programs, deployed volunteers to remotely provide limited-scope and other legal services, and engaged in advocacy on behalf of vulnerable, marginalized individuals. Critical to our work is your support and the commitment of individuals, like our honorees, to serve. We are privileged that Advisory Board member, Jennifer Jones Austin ’93, is our esteemed host for tonight’s event. Her trailblazing career is a blueprint for service in the public interest and a credit to the Law School. The center is thrilled that she will introduce the story of our honorees—each one a titan of the legal profession and treasured by the center and Law School for their civic spirit, selflessness and utmost professionalism. Tonight, we are deeply honored to recognize truly outstanding leaders of our profession. Each one is a worthy treasure of the center and an inimitable resource of the Law School. We are proud to recognize Cahill Gordon & Reindel, WilliamM. Hartnett ’79 and Artemis Anninos ’96 for nimbly and expertly assisting legions of

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people, including children and survivors of domestic violence, suffering untoward consequences as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cahill’s exceptional commitment to pro bono—and to the Law School—merits special commendation for the firm’s dedicated lawyers, many of whom are Fordham alumni, who serve. The remarkable contributions of Laura A. Coruzzi Ph.D. ’79, J.D. ’85 to the legal and medical fields have transformed the lives of countless individuals and families. Rhonda Cunningham Holmes ’97, a human and civil rights activist, is passionate about ensuring the integrity of the most vulnerable among us. Maura K. Monaghan ’96, through her skilled advocacy, noted scholarship and outstanding service on the Advisory Board, has aided and inspired individuals from all walks of life. Stephen R. LaSala ’70 and Thomas E. LaSala ’78 proudly sustain the family’s legacy of friendship and commitment to the Law School, university and our community, in memory of their beloved parents, A. Stephen LaSala ’40 and Helen A. LaSala. We applaud the dedication to service that is the essence of each of their lives and their incredible devotion to the center. We are so fortunate for the ever graceful and courageous leadership of Father Joseph M. McShane, S.J. and Dean Matthew Diller. I express my sincere admiration and appreciation to each one for their thoughtfulness and strength as we continue to navigate these difficult days. Throughout the ever-changing landscape wrought by the

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pandemic, each has been a steady presence instilling us with the strength and resolve to meet the challenges of the day. Their unwavering support and commitment to social justice and the center’s mission over the years are essential to our work and account for our accomplishments. We will truly miss Father McShane at the helm of our University upon his retirement after 19 years of admirable service and wish him the very best as he embarks on new endeavors. The center will draw on the strength of the community and collaboration in year 15 as we continue to pursue social justice. To each and every one of you, I extend my heartfelt appreciation for your commitment to the life of the center and your significant financial support.

John D. Feerick Founder / Senior Counsel

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W elcome and thank you for supporting the Feerick Center for Social Justice as it marks its 15th anniversary and honors exceptional Fordham Law School graduates who are leaders of our profession. The professional excellence and unparalleled commitment to serve others that is demonstrated by this year’s honorees is even more remarkable given the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Their collective achievements, and those of our estimable host, Jennifer Jones Austin ’93, are a testament to the core values of the legal profession: protecting the integrity and dignity of every individual and service on behalf of the public good. These values define the center over the past fifteen years, its steadfast commitment to serve others, and what the center effectively instills through its work, especially with our law students. I express my sincere appreciation for the honor all of you bring to our Law School and the profession. Drawing on the legendary and continuing life of service of its founder, Professor John D. Feerick ’61, the center is a force of social justice. At its core, the center embodies Fordham Law School’s mission to work in service of others. By providing educational programming and remote opportunities for students and alumni alike—through its Immigrant Justice Project, Veterans Rights Project, Remote CLARO Project, NYS Attorney Emeritus Program and its educational equity work—the center fulfills the profession’s ethos to serve. Over the last fifteen years, the Feerick Center has distinguished itself through its

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collaborative work to enhance access to justice and promote social justice. Thousands of people, from the Fordham community to volunteers, clients, stakeholders and partners in the courts, government, nonprofit organizations and other friends, are impacted by their involvement with the center. The Law School is privileged that students, alumni, faculty, administrators, volunteers and friends can pursue life-changing work with the Feerick Center for Social Justice whose namesake is synonymous with social justice and pro bono service. I express my deep appreciation to the staff and AmeriCorps VISTAs, under the expert and compassionate leadership of the center’s Executive Director, Dora Galacatos ’96, and Advisory Board Chair Fern Schair, for their vision, energy and will to propel change. As the Dean, I am especially proud that we can mark this occasion with a tribute to the center’s 15th anniversary and our honorees —graduates who exemplify the essence of the Law School’s philosophy—“In Service to Others.” Thank you for your support of the critical work of the Feerick Center for Social Justice.

MatthewDiller Dean and Paul Fuller Professor of Law

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PROGRAM

Presentation of the Champion of Justice Award Dora Galacatos ’96 Executive Director Feerick Center for Social Justice Fordham Law School Cahill, Gordon & Reindel LLP Artemis Anninos ’96 Presentation of the Honorable Deborah A. Batts Life of Commitment Award Nitza Milagros Escalera Assistant Dean Emerita, Student Affairs Fordham Law School Rhonda CunninghamHolmes ’97 Remarks

Presentation of Spirit of Service Award Robert J. Reilly ’75 Former Assistant Dean Fordham Law School Laura A. Coruzzi Ph.D. ’79, J.D. ’85 Presentation of the James F. Gill Spirit of Hope Award

Welcome and Introduction Jennifer Jones Austin ’93 CEO and Executive Director FPWA Remarks Joseph M. McShane, S.J. President Fordham University Video Feerick Center—Past

Karuna B. Patel Deputy Director Feerick Center for Social Justice Fordham Law School Maura K. Monaghan ’96 Closing Remarks Jennifer Jones Austin Appreciation Dora Galacatos Call to Action Denis F. Cronin ’72 President and CEO, Royalnest Corp.

Prof. John D. Feerick ’61 Founder/Senior Counsel Feerick Center for Social Justice Fordham Law School Video Feerick Center—Present

Reflection Irene Sullivan ’75 Retired Partner Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Presentation of the Champion of Justice Award Matthew Diller Dean and Paul Fuller Professor of Law Fordham Law School Cahill, Gordon & Reindel LLP WilliamM. Hartnett ’79

Presentation of the Spirit of Service Award Bestowed Posthumously to A. Stephen LaSala ’40 and Helen A. LaSala Professor John D. Feerick in Conversation with Stephen R. LaSala ’70 and Thomas E. LaSala ’78

Video Feerick Center—Future

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The Feerick Center for Social Justice promotes the rights while addressing the problems facing marginalized and low-income New Yorkers. The center works with a broad array of Fordham and outside partners (for example, student groups, centers, nonprofit organizations, legal services providers, and public sector agencies) to respond to the challenges of those in need. Through education and collaboration, the center engages with Fordham students, alumni, and faculty to create and implement long-term innovative solutions critical to lasting change. The Feerick Center’s work of providing direct assistance and working in collaboration with others reflects Fordham Law School’s motto—“In the Service of Others”— and Fordham University’s expansive Jesuit mission and vision.

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SNAPSHOT OF KEY CENTER PROGRAMS

Responding to Current Community Needs

Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island Civic Legal Advice and Resource Office (CLARO) Programs Delivering virtual limited-scope services through the newly launched Remote CLARO Program to assist New Yorkers during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Leading efforts to institute systemic reforms, including a successful legislative campaign to protect life- sustaining federal stimulus funds from garnishment by debt collectors. Civics Education Initiative Working with community and school-based partners to empower middle school students, especially Black and Latinx students in under-resourced districts, to be active participants and agents of change in civil society through law student-led civics discussions. LEEAP Education Project Advocating for racial justice in New York City’s complicated and segregatory high school admissions process.

NYS Attorney Emeritus Program Promoting civil pro bono service by senior attorneys through a collaboration with the New York State court system. Feerick Center COVID-19 Response Project Delivering targeted legal services to assist individuals confronting civil legal challenges as a consequence of COVID-19. Feerick Center Immigrant Justice Project Focusing on access-to-justice initiatives, including remote pro bono services, education efforts, and fact-finding throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Feerick Center Veterans Rights Project Conducting know-your-rights presentations to veterans on consumer issues, family law issues and VA benefits.

The Feerick Center will build on its work over the last fifteen years with a sharp focus on racial justice and community-based lawyering. The core work of the center —pursuing economic justice, educational equity and immigrant rights—most directly serves racially diverse underrepresented individuals. Our work is most impactful when it engages law students, volunteers and stakeholders in direct collaboration with the individuals and communities we serve.

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S ince its founding in 2006, the Feerick Center for Social Justice has derived tremendous benefit from the dedicated and inspired service of its Advisory Board. The Board has provided guidance, wise counsel, and invaluable support to the center on matters large and small, from the strategic direction of its signature programs to the most effective methods to implement pilot efforts. Simply stated, board engagement has been extraordinary—helping to shape the center and work to fulfill its mission over the past decade and a half. The center’s leadership expresses their deepest gratitude to the Advisory Board members for their loyal service and their innumerable contributions.

STATEMENT IN DEEP APPRECIATION OF THE FEERICK CENTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVISORY BOARD

John D. Feerick Founder / Senior Counsel

Fern Schair Chair

Dora Galacatos Executive Director

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In Appreciation

In Memoriam

Former Members Sheila L. Birnbaum Kenneth R. Feinberg Evelyn Jarvis Ferris Hon. William F. Kuntz Peter H. Madonia FCRH ’75 Gail B. Nayowith Ana L. Oliveira Marisa Peterson Georgene M. Vairo ’79 Peter B. Vaughan

Current Members Jojo Annobil ’90 Jennifer Jones Austin ’93 Hon. Denny Chin ’78 Jennifer Ching Kevin Curnin ’95 Prof. Bruce A. Green, ex officio Peggy A. Healy ’96 Seymour James Prof. Constantine Katsoris ’57 Mary Ellen Kris ’76 Maura K. Monaghan ’96

Claire Flom

Prof. Jacqueline Nolan-Haley, ex officio Carlos G. Ortiz Timothy G. Reynolds ’80 James P. Sauter ’87 Thomas J. Schwarz ’69 Robert C. Sheehan Michael K. Stanton, Jr. ’86

James F. Gill ’56

Daniel Kronenfeld

Rev. Joseph O’Hare, S.J. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences ’68

Prof. Gail D. Hollister ’70

Hon. George Bundy Smith

Irene A. Sullivan ’75 Susan E. Welber ’98

Herb Sturz

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IN REMEMBRANCE AND APPRECIATION

During the first fifteen years of Fordham Law School’s Feerick Center for Social Justice, we have been very fortunate to count many special friends and supporters as part of our family and community. These friends and supporters sustained us and encouraged us. The full measure of their inspiration is visible in the evolution and impact of the center. Through their generous contributions, they enabled us to fulfill the early aspirations for the center and express the values of Fordham Law School “In Service to Others.” We will be forever grateful to them and miss them deeply.

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REMEMBERING PROFESSOR GAIL D. HOLLISTER ’ 70

T he Feerick Center for Social Justice joins the Fordham Law School community in mourning the passing of Professor Gail D. Hollister ’70, longtime Archibald R. Murray Professor of Law and Murray Professor of Law Emerita. A dedicated member of the Feerick Center’s Advisory Board, Professor Hollister will be missed deeply for her sage counsel, deep commitment to the center’s mission, and constant encouragement and support. Through her decades’ long service to the Law School—in innumerable ways—Professor Hollister helped transform the Law School into the institution it is today. Her devotion to students was legion, changing the trajectory of many lives for the better. We note, in particular, her selfless work on behalf of students challenged academically to ensure that everyone performed to the best of their abilities. Through her humanity, she made Fordham Law School a loving and loved institution for colleagues and co-workers. An essential quality of Professor Hollister’s, before the phrase was even coined, was promotion of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Everything that she undertook, she did so with quiet brilliance and humility, achieving enduring excellence. In fitting remembrance of a giant in the history of the Law School, the Feerick Center for Social Justice is establishing the Gail D. Hollister Dedication to Excellence Award.

Gail D. Hollister Dedication to Excellence Award

The Gail D. Hollister Dedication to Excellence Award will recognize individuals who personify the values of Fordham Law School and the Feerick Center for Social Justice. The Award honors exceptional leadership, dedication and impact in strengthening the Law School in the areas of social and racial justice, equity, and community building

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REMEMBERING DENNIS J . KENNY ’61

In memory of and deep gratitude to Dennis J. Kenny ’61 for his longstanding friendship to the Feerick Center and the community of Fordham Law School, for his extraordinary support and encouragement, for his lifelong commitment to social and racial justice, including service to Freedom Riders, and for his humor, kindness, generosity, and constant loyalty.

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FEERICK CENTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

2020-2021 and 2021-2022 AmeriCorps VISTA Members

Prof. John D. Feerick ’61 Founder and Senior Counsel Prof. Elizabeth B. Cooper Faculty Director Dora Galacatos ’96 Executive Director Lauren B. Kanfer Feerick Center & Stein Center Associate Director

Kelsey Benjamin 2020-2022 AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Attorney Emeritus Program Coordinator John Kauffman 2021-2022 AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Veterans Rights Project and COVID-19 Response Project Coordinator Theresa Mahoney 2021-2022 AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Consumer Assistance Project Coordinator Kimberly Martinez 2021-2022 AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Consumer Assistance Project Coordinator

Matty Motylenski 2020-2021 AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Veterans Rights Project and COVID-19 Response Project Coordinator Ashley Ramsay 2021-2022 AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Attorney Emeritus Program Coordinator Alero Simon 2021-2022 AmeriCorps VISTA Leader

Karuna B. Patel Deputy Director Fern Schair

Advisory Board Chair Clementine Schillings Senior Project Researcher and Assistant to Dean Feerick

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JUSTICE PARTNER

My heartfelt gratitude to each honoree tonight and each donor, and the Center’s amazing staff, and Dora Galacatos as Executive Director, and the law school’s development team for helping make this virtual awards benefit an extraordinary one of generosity and caring for the vulnerable and forgotten at the core of the Center’s mission. A million thanks.

John D. Feerick

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Cura Personalis – Care for the Person Laura, congratulations on receiving the Spirit of Service Award! Your life and career demonstrate the value of a Fordham Jesuit education. You exemplify dedication to family, hard work, achievement, and service to others. You have graced the highest courts in our land and used your expertise in law and science to cure diseases and help immigrant children. You were a joy to the Greatest Generation, a trailblazer among our generation and are a role-model to our children. With admiration, love, and thanks from your whole family for all you do for us and others to make this world a better place. The Borini-Coruzzi-Sarro-Schneider Families

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We join in honoring the continuing good work of the Feerick Center for Social Justice and its Honorees: The recipients of the Spirit of Service Award: Laura A. Coruzzi Ph.D. ’79, J.D. ’85 A. Stephen LaSala ’40 and Helen A. LaSala Stephen R. LaSala ’70 Thomas E. LaSala ’78 the James F. Gill Spirit of Hope Award: Maura K. Monaghan ’96 the Honorable Deborah A. Batts Life of Commitment Award: Rhonda CunninghamHolmes ’97 and the Champion of Justice Award: Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP WilliamM. Hartnett ’79 and Artemis Anninos ’96

Patricia M. Hynes and Roy L. Reardon

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Congratulations to all of tonight’s Feerick Center honorees!

The Cronin Family Denis ’72, Linda, Maureen ’02, Denis Matthew ’14, and Megan

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During these unprecedented times, we greatly appreciate John D. Feerick’s unsurpassed dedication to social justice and the impactful work of Dora Galacatos and the Feerick Center staff. Congratulations to this year’s honorees! Your continued commitment to public service serves as an example for us all.

Ed Wolfe ’91 and Elisabeth Wolfe ’97

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Congratulations to all of the 2021 honorees!

Thank you Professor John D. Feerick and the Feerick Center for Social Justice for your tireless work and dedication in pursuit of social justice.

Tricia McInerney Jansen Christopher E. Jansen

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Congratulations to the Feerick Center, John Feerick and Dora Galacatos, leadership and staff on 15 impactful years; and to all of tonight’s honorees for their contributions to social justice.

Irene A. Sullivan ’75

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TomMoore and Judy Livingston Salute the Feerick Center for Social Justice and congratulate all its honorees

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Thank you, Feerick Center staff, students, volunteers, and donors for all that you have done to lead this institution in its critically important work. And especially to John D. Feerick for his brilliant leadership and unsurpassed dedication to Fordham, the School of Law and the Feerick Center.

Thomas E. LaSala ’78 and Carrie L. LaSala

PATRON

Thanks to the Feerick Center for 15 years of meaningful service and congratulations to this year’s honorees.

Laura and Greg Milmoe ’75

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Daniel & Claire O’Toole Salute the Feerick Center for Social Justice on its 1 5 th Anniversary and c ongratulate all this year’s honorees.

– Daniel P. O’Toole ’92

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE ELDERLY, AN AFFILIATE OF AARP, FOR RECEIVING THE HONORABLE DEBORAH A. BATTS LIFE OF COMMITMENT AWARD. CONGRATULATIONS RHONDA CUNNINGHAM HOLMES

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE ELDERLY, AN AFFILIATE OF AARP, F R RECEIVING THE HONORAB E DEBORAH A. BATTS LIFE OF COMMITMENT AWARD. CO GRATULATIONS RHONDA CUNNINGHAM HOLMES

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE ELDERLY, AN AFFILIATE OF AARP, FOR RECEIVING THE HONORABLE DEBORAH A. BATTS LIFE OF COMMITMENT AWARD. CONGRATULATIONS RHONDA CUNNINGHAM HOLMES

As Legal Counsel for the Elderly and AARP celebrate Rhonda Cunningham Holmes’ award, we congratulate all of the award recipients for their leadership and commitment to social justice. AARP looks forward to continuing our collaboration with the Feerick Center for Social Justice and carrying out our mission to empower people to choose how they live as they age. As Legal Counsel for the Elderly and AARP celebrate Rhonda Cunningham Holmes’ award, we congratulate all of the award recipients for their leadership and commitment to social justice. AARP looks forward to continuing our coll borati n with th Feerick Center for Social Justice and carrying out our mission to empower people to choose how they live as they age. As Legal Counsel for the Elderly and AARP celebrate Rhonda Cunningham Holmes’ award, we congratulate all of the award recipients for their leadership and commitment to social justice. AARP looks forward to continuing our collaboration with the Feerick Center for Social Justice and carrying out our mission to empower people to choose how they live as they age. Rhonda_AwardAd_Final.indd 1

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CHAMPION

SALUTES

THE FEERICK CENTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

AND CONGRATULATES ITS

2021 AWARDS & BENEFIT RECEPTION HONOREES

WILLIAMM. HARTNETT AND ARTEMIS ANNINOS CAHILL GORDON& REINDEL LLP CHAMPION OF JUSTICE AWARD

LAURA A. CORUZZI SPIRIT OF SERVICE AWARD

RHONDA CUNNINGHAMHOLMES HONORABLE DEBORAH A. BATTS LIFE OF COMMITMENT AWARD

A. STEPHEN LASALA ANDHELEN A. LASALA* AND STEPHEN R. LASALA AND THOMAS E. LASALA SPIRIT OF SERVICE AWARD *AWARDED POSTHUMOUSLY

MAURA K. MONAGHAN JAMES F. GILL SPIRIT OF HOPE AWARD

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Congratulations to all of tonight’s Feerick Center honorees and Happy 85 th Birthday Dean Feerick! The McDonald Family Jack (FCRH ’84, LAW ’87), Carla, Ava and Devin

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We are proud to support the Feerick Center for Social Justice and we send congratulations to all the honorees

Frances and Jim Roth (FCRH ’71, GSAS ’75, LAW ’83)

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Congratulations to the Feerick Center on its 15th anniversary. Thank you to all the volunteers who carry out the great mission of the center. Fin O’Neill ’76

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We are proud to support the Feerick Center on its 15th anniversary. Congratulations to Artemis Anninos ’96, Maura Monaghan ’96, and all 2021 Honorees!

Stacey J. Rappaport ’96 and Craig Solomon

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Congratulations to all of tonight’s honorees.

We celebrate your commitment to public service and congratulate the Center on another successful year!

Nancy Tormey Vincent ’82 and Steven Vincent ’83

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Latham & Watkins is proud to support Fordham Law’s Feerick Center for Social Justice Latham congratulates the following 2021 awards honorees

Organizational Honorees: Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

for their commitment to social change: William M. Hartnett ’79 and Artemis Anninos ’96 Laura A. Coruzzi Ph.D. ’79, J.D. ’85 Rhonda Cunningham Holmes ’97 A. Stephen LaSala ’40 and Helen A. LaSala Thomas E. LaSala ’78 and Stephen R. LaSala ’70 Maura K. Monaghan ’96

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We salute Dean Feerick, the staff and leadership of the Feerick Center for 15 years of remarkable work in the service of others. We congratulate our friend Maura Monaghan and all of the honorees on this well deserved recognition of their dedication to the public interest.

Michael R. Manley ’91 and Linda Schechter Manley ’91

BENEFACTOR

Congratulations to tonight’s honorees and the Feerick Center on its 15th anniversary.

Kathleen Dunne and Charles Carberry

BENEFACTOR

Congratulations to all of the Honorees of the Feerick Center for Social Justice.

Thank you to John Feerick, Dora Galacatos and the staff of the Feerick Center for their dedication and commitment “In the Service of Others.” Sylvia Fung Chin ’77

BENEFACTOR

Louise Firestone and Joseph Pizzurro Salute the Feerick Center for Social Justice and congratulate all its honorees

BENEFACTOR

Congratulations to each of this year’s honorees: Laura A. Coruzzi Rhonda Cunningham Holmes The LaSala Family Maura K. Monaghan Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP William M. Hartnett Artemis Anninos And thank you to the Feerick Center for Social Justice for its tremendous work “In the Service of Others” Sharon L. McCarthy ’89 and Antonio X. Molestina ’89

BENEFACTOR

BEST WISHES FOR THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF THE

FEERICK CENTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

AND TO ITS FOUNDER AND OUR DEAR FRIEND

(DEAN) JOHN D. FEERICK -------------------------------------------------------------------------

WITH

CONGRATULATIONS TO ITS DESERVING HONOREES ------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE MIRANDA FAMILY

Joseph C. Miranda, FLS-1957 Neal J. Miranda, FLS-1980 Gail Miranda-Schmidt, FLS-1986 Jackson C. Miranda, FC-2021 (acticipated)

BENEFACTOR

It is our great pleasure and honor to support the Feerick Center. Congratulations to all the honorees and to the Feerick Center team for their important and tireless work in service of others! Marisa DiBenigno & Frank D. Papalia ’86

BENEFACTOR

William Hartnett, Esq., ’79, is a worthy recipient of the Champion of Justice Award. I am honored to support the work of Fordham University School of Law— Feerick Center for Social Justice.

James J. Reilly, LAW ’86

BENEFACTOR

Our love to Dean Feerick and the Feerick Center for Social Justice from the extended Giordano Family.

Margaret M. Giordano Friedberg

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Congratulations to Bill Hartnett for the Champion of Justice Award

Congratulations to Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP and all of the other Honorees Mary, Tom, John and Brendan Rogan

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SUPPORTER

On behalf of the Gill Family , including James F. Gill, Jacqueline Gill and Dennis F. Gill, who were huge fans and supporters of Dean John Feerick, a special congratulations to everyone at the Feerick Center for carrying on their important social justice work during this difficult year.

SUPPORTER

Many thanks to the Feerick Center for Social Justice and its dedicated volunteers for the important work you do. 15 years and going strong! From: Barry Werbin, Laurie Braun, Gwyneth Murphy, Peter Bonchonsky, Andrea Feller, Bob Hubbard, and Barbara Flessas, Class of ’81 and ’82

SUPPORTER

Congratulations to each of this year’s honorees:

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP –William M. Hartnett ’79 and Artemis Anninos ’96 Laura A. Coruzzi Ph.D. ’79, J.D. ’85 Rhonda CunninghamHolmes ’97 A. Stephen LaSala ’40 and Helen A. LaSala Thomas E. LaSala ’78 and Stephen R. LaSala ’70 Maura K. Monaghan ’96

Thank you to the Feerick Center for Social Justice for your tremendous work mobilizing people “In the Service of Others”

Theresa K Mohan ’90 and Peter Moskowitz ’90

SUPPORTER

Congratulations to Steve LaSala and Tom LaSala who exemplify the qualities of generosity, kindness and fairness in all they do and Steve and Helen LaSala, who we miss so much, and who always taught us the benefits of living a life “In Service To Others.” Congratulations to all of tonight’s other honorees.

You inspire us!

Laura, Chris, Kevin and Darren Twomey

SUPPORTER

Congratulations to Steve LaSala and Tom LaSala on this great honor from the Feerick Center. A special congratulations to Helen and Steve LaSala who taught us the values of education and loyalty to each other and to our community.

Elena Barnabei, Kim, Ron, Jacob and Julia Barnabei

SUPPORTER

Congratulations and Continued Success to RHONDA CUNNINGHAMHOLMES ’97 On receiving the Honorable Deborah A. Batts Life of Commitment Award And to all of her fellow Honorees. Your spirit and commitment to law and social justice Serves as an inspiration to all. We love you and we are so proud of you.

Ira Holmes and Austin Holmes

SUPPORTER

Congratulations to Maura Monaghan and all of the Feerick Center Benefit Honorees.

Edward Joyce and Linda Gerstel

SUPPORTER

We congratulate all of tonight’s honorees and with special affection for our friends the LaSala family.

Barbara and John R. Costantino, LAW ’70

FRIEND OF THE CENTER

Congratulations to my friend Laura Coruzzi. Well done and well earned.

Congratulations to the LaSala family for this significant honor.

Bob Gaffey

The Brozman Family

FRIEND OF THE CENTER

John Feerick is general counsel to the world. He inspires and motivates all, who are privileged to know and know of him, to do good deeds.

We Salute Thomas LaSala ’78 And the LaSala Family, Honored with the Spirit of Service Award Congratulations from Dan and Joe Houlihan Houlihan & O’Malley Real Estate Services Bronxville, NY

Jay C. Carlisle

FRIEND OF THE CENTER

Fish & Richardson congratulates Spirit of Service Award winner, Laura Coruzzi, and all of the other honorees at the Feerick Center for Social Justice Awards Reception.

BUCKLEY LLP IS PROUD TO CONGRATULATE Rhonda Cunningham Holmes

FOR RECEIVING THE

Honorable Deborah A. Batts Life of Commitment Award

RECOGNIZING HER LIFETIME DEDICATION TO OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE AND PUBLIC INTEREST WORK

FRIEND OF THE CENTER

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2021 AWARD RECIPIENTS A huge thank you to John D. Feerick for his untiring efforts and to the Feerick Center staff for their unfailing commitment to social justice.

Congratulations to WilliamM. Hartnett

Rosemary B. Orr ’79

Stuart J. McGregor ’76

FRIEND OF THE CENTER

Robert and Mary Jane Reilly

Congratulations to all of the honorees. Many thanks to all of them and the staff of the Feerick Center for the great work.

Salute

Laura A. Coruzzi WilliamHartnett and Artemis Anninos Rhonda CunninghamHolmes The LaSala Family Maura K. Monaghan Whose lives and careers express the highest values of a Fordham Jesuit education

Bret &Hon. Katharine Parker

“In the Service of Others”

FRIEND OF THE CENTER

IN HONOR OF DEAN JOHN D. FEERICK AND IN MEMORY OF LAWRENCE H. REILLY, FCRH ’43

Congratulations to the Honorees and to Dean Feerick and all the dedicated staff at the Feerick Center for Social Justice for another successful year in making a positive difference for all of us!

Dean Feerick wrote about Larry Reilly, “I used to say to myself that, at age 35, i would like to be a lawyer like him, not simply because of his ability but more importantly because of what he was like as a person.” That Further Shore , John D. Feerick, Fordham University Press ©2020, Page 109

Congratulations to the feerick center for social justice!

The Stack Family

George A. Reilly, LAW ’84

FRIEND OF THE CENTER

Congratulations to all of the honorees but very special love and congratulations to our dear and extraordinary Maura Monaghan who has inspired us and amazed us and been a sister to us all for so many years!

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With love from her Fordham Law School clan!

Congratulations to everyone involved with the Feerick Center. Amy L. Reiss ’89

Mike, Robin, Dora, Joel, Ben, Jody, Bruce, Kevin, Jamie, Effie, Molly, Rob, Rita, Kelly, Marta, Peggy

FRIEND OF THE CENTER

Congratulations again to John Feerick and to the Feerick Center. Keep up the good work!

Congratulations to the Feerick Center for Social Justice.

Jacqueline Nolan-Haley

Betty J. Santangelo ’74

FRIEND OF THE CENTER

In honor of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP and Bill Hartnett.

We Celebrate the Feerick Center on Its 15th Anniversary and Congratulate All the Honorees!

Michael J. Lane ’85

Laurie Berke-Weiss ’83 Alex Berke ’14

FRIEND OF THE CENTER

In celebration of her lifetime commitment to serving others in the pursuit of justice, Congratulations to Rhonda Cunningham Holmes ’97, Honoree for the 2021 Honorable Deborah A. Batts Life of Commitment Award.

Congratulations to Rhonda Cunningham Holmes ’97 on receiving the Honorable Deborah A. Batts Life of Commitment Award.

Andree Green Checkley

Jacquenette M. Helmes

FRIEND OF THE CENTER

CONGRATULATIONS RHONDA CUNNINGHAMHOLMES

Congratulations to all of the Honorees and to the Feerick Center! You Have Impacted so Profoundly the Lives of the Most Vulnerable Among Us. To my Friends, Rhonda Cunningham Holmes ’97 and Maura K. Monaghan ’96, you are so deserving of awards named in honor of Judge Batts’ Life of Commitment and Jim Gill’s Spirit of Hope! You Exemplify Fordham’s Motto “In the Service of Others.” Thank You For All You Do For Others!

Honorable Deborah A. Batts Life of Commitment Award Honoree

We stand shoulder-to-shoulder in tribute to you for your well-deserved award and steadfast commitment to uplifting the lives of others. You inspire us all to elevate! Your “Duke Roomies” Sister-Friends Stephanie Amaker, KimHenderson, Tera Hunter, Valerie Mosley, Royce Warrick

Palmina M. Fava ’97 , President of the Fordham Law Alumni Association

CONGRATULAT IONS

Congratulations Rhonda Recipient, Honorable Deborah A. Batts Life of Commitment Award

Rhonda Cunningham Holmes is a model of the best that’s within each of us. In a world where civil and human rights are often doled out on a sliding scale based on race, class and gender, she has devoted her career to mitigating the consequences of a flawed system with conviction and focus. She is an integral part of our group of women who leaned on each other and provided a life affirming sisterhood during law school and beyond. We are so proud of you, Kimberley M. Chin, Sadia N. Graham, Joanne D. Quiñones, Chantal N. Senatus, Class of 1997

CONGRATULAT IONS

Congratulations to all the Honorees and a huge thank you to the Feerick Center staff for their unfailing commitment to social justice.

Michael J.D. Sweeney ’96 and Dr. Robin L. Jacobowitz

CONGRATULAT IONS

Congratulations to all the honorees of the Feerick Center for Social Justice, and a special congratulations to Laura A. Coruzzi.

With the soul of a scientist, the instincts of a great lawyer, and an ardent commitment to justice and decency in the face of inhumanity, you have changed this world for the better. We could not be prouder.

Eva Coruzzi Schneider ’18 and Robert Schneider

CONGRATULAT IONS

Your legacy extends in so many ways, through so many people, continuing to touch lives even though you are no longer with us. Helen and A. Stephen LaSala, we honor you for so many reasons, but today we honor your lifetime commitment to serving others. It is evident in your children, two of whom are also honorees tonight, and your grandchildren, who proudly support the institutions that nurtured our education and continue to help others. Congratulations to all the Feerick Center honorees. Thank you for your dedication to philanthropy and social justice.

The LaSala, Taylor, Crecion and Hinkle families