Jeffrey Forchelli honored by the Brooklyn Law School.Jeffrey D. Forchelli, managing partner of the Mineola-based law firm Forchelli, Curto, Schwartz, Mineo, Carlino and Cohn LLP, was named "Alumni of the Year" by Brooklyn Law School History The school was founded in 1901 by William Payson Richardson and Norman Haffey. It opened with 18 students. The school is noted for its diversity. Photographs indicate that by 1909, African Americans and women attended the school. The school was affiliated with St. . Forchelli received the award during the Law School's Alumni Association reception on November 17 in ceremonies held at the new Jeffrey D. Forchelli Conference Center. Also honored during the reception was broadcast journalist and TV personality Geraldo Rivera who graduated with Forchelli in the class of 1969. The Jeffrey D. Forchelli Conference Center--located in the recently completed Feil Hall--offers panoramic views of New York Harbor New York Harbor, a geographic term, refers collectively to the rivers, bays, and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City. This is sometimes construed in the sense "the Ports of New York and New Jersey". and most of New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The Forchelli Center will be the site of academic symposia and host an array of special events for the law school. "Brooklyn Law School has been a valuable resource to my family for three generations," said Forchelli. "It is a pleasure for me to be able to give something back to the institution and provide a venue for its important events." A graduate of Brooklyn Law School, as well as a member of the School's board of trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. , Forchelli has demonstrated a history of commitment to his alma mater. He endowed his first faculty chair in 2003 and continued his support in 2004 by endowing a second chair in honor of his father Don Forchelli, class of 1931. Forchelli is an expert in legal areas pertaining to complex real estate and land use matters, including litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. and tax certiorari for major real estate developers and corporations. He has served as counsel to the New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal amount of districts, with each district having an average population of 127,000. and has sat as a member on the legal advisory board and on the board of directors of Security Title and Guaranty Company. Forchelli was selected for inclusion in Who's Who in American Law (8th Edition 1994-95) and is consistently included in the "Who's Who in Law" published annually by the Long Island Business' News. |
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