Nassau Standard

Hofstra Law Awards 2022-2023 Recipients Of Moritt Hock & Hamroff Fellowship & Marc Hamroff Annual Scholarship

The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University has named Juliana Gonzalez as the recipient of the 2022-2023 Moritt Hock & Hamroff Business Law Honors Fellowship and Estelle Gregory as the recipient of the 2022-2023 Marc Hamroff Annual Scholarship. The Fellowship is awarded to an incoming law student who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievements and an interest in pursuing a career in business law. The Scholarship is awarded to a deserving entering student on the basis of demonstrated academic achievement and/or financial need. 

Juliana Gonzalez is a first-year law student at Hofstra Law and a resident of Flushing, NY. Having earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and a minor in Political Science from Adelphi University, she is expected to graduate with her Juris Doctor from Hofstra Law in May 2025.

Estelle Gregory is a first-year law student at Hofstra Law and a resident of West Point, NY. Having earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian Studies from New York University, where she is listed as a University Honors Scholar, she is expected to graduate with her Juris Doctor from Hofstra Law in May 2025.

“An integral part of MH&H’s history is its core principle of giving back to the community,” said Marc Hamroff, managing partner of the firm. “It is extremely gratifying to support the Maurice A. Deane School of Law in its mission to acknowledge and advance the next generation of talented law students as they remain dedicated to joining our profession and setting new standards of professional excellence.”

The Hon. A. Gail Prudenti, Dean of Hofstra Law noted, “Hofstra Law is fortunate to have dedicated alumni like Marc Hamroff, and outstanding law firm partners like Moritt Hock & Hamroff. Their continued support of the Law School and commitment to training future lawyers has had a tremendous impact on our students.”

Past recipients include:

MH&H Business Law Honors Fellowship & Scholarship

2012-2013: Raechel J. Horowitz ’15 (Judicial Clerk, Executive Office for Immigration Review)

2012-2013: Seth A. Nadel ’15 (Assistant General Counsel, FAIR Health, Inc.)

2016-2017: Levi Stewart ’19 (Legal & Compliance Associate, Administrative Services Only, Inc.)

2017-2018: James Stevens ’20 (Associate, Ropes & Gray)

2018-2019: Dominique Manzolillo ’21 (Tax Associate, Price Waterhouse Coopers)

2019-2020: Brian Primm ’22 (Law Clerk, Kramer Levin)

2020-2021: Jeffery Hassan ’23

2021-2022: Nicholas Tramposch ’24

Marc Hamroff Annual Scholarship

2019-2020: Constantina Leodis ’22 (Associate, Mayer Brown)

2020-2021: Korinne Utting ’23

2021-2022: Rachel November ’24

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP is an 80+ attorney commercial law firm providing a wide range of legal services to businesses, corporations, and individuals worldwide from its offices in New York City, on Long Island and in Florida.

Since 1970, the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University has provided more than 12,000 students with an education rich in both the theory and experiential skills needed to produce outstanding lawyers, business executives and community leaders. Hofstra Law’s faculty ranks in the top 50 nationwide for scholarly impact. The school is widely recognized as a pioneer in fully integrating clinical education into a traditional law school curriculum, while continuing to be at the forefront of legal education with programs in law and technology, health law and family law. Located on the campus of Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, Hofstra Law is 25 miles outside New York City in suburban Long Island. Mr. Hamroff is a Special Professor of Law at Hofstra and teaches Secured Transactions each year.

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