Benjamin N Cardozo School of Law - Res Nova Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Eva H. Hanks Professor of Law. Referendar, 1951, Freie Universitat Berlin, Faculty of Law, LL.B., 1960, University of California at Los Ange- les, LL.M., 1962, ,l.S.D., 1969, Columbia University. Professor Hanks began her teaching ca- reer as an associate in law at Columbia Uni- versity during 1960-62. From 1962 to 1976, she taught at Rutgers University School of Law and twice served as associate dean, in 1975 she was named Distinguished Profes- sor. She has been a visiting professor at the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton Univer- sity 119721, Indiana University School of Law 11973-745, and New York University School of Law f1974-751. While a student at the Uni- versity of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Professor Hanks was notes and comments editor of the UCLA Law Review. She served as an elected member of the Exec- utive Committee of the Association of American Law Schools for terms in 1975 and 1976. She is the author of numerous articles on water law and co-author fwith Tarlock and j. Hanksl of Environmental Law and Policy. She served as associate dean of aca- demic affairs at Cardozo from 1977 to 1981. Stephen Diamond Professor of Law. B.A., 1967, Swarthmore College, M.A., 1968, J.D., Ph.D., 1976, Harvard University, Cer- tificate in Social Anthropology, 1970, Cambridge University. Professor Diamond clerked for Judge Frank A. Kaufman, United States District Court, Maryland. He teaches legal history, torts, and local government law. john L. Hanks Professor of Law. B.S., 1966, j.D., 1968, Rutgers University, M.A., LL.M., 1972, Columbia University. Professor Hanks began his teaching career as an associate in law at Columbia Law School C1968-721. Subsequently he was director of admissions 11971-731 and assistant professor of law C1972-743 at Rutgers University School of Law, and visiting assistant professor at Indiana University School of Law 11973-741. He was an associate professor of law at Cleveland State University during 1975- 76. While a student at Rutgers Law School, Professor Hanks was research editor of the Rutgers Law Review. He was appointed special master by United States District Court judge Robert L. Carter in 1980 to implement a court de- cree ordering the City of New York to construct certain sewage treatment plants. He served as associate dean of academic affairs at Cardozo during 1981- 82. Malvina Halberstam ffluggenheimj Professor of Law. B.A., 1957, Brooklyn College, LD., 1961, M.I.A., 1964, Columbia University. Professor Halberstam is a member of the origi- nal faculty of the Law School, having come to Car- dozo in 1976 together with Prof. Monrad G. Paul- sen, the founding dean, from the University of Virginia, where she was a visiting professor. Previ- ously she was a professor at Loyola University fLos Angelesl 11970-75,J, and a visiting professor at the University of Southern California 11972-731 and the University of Texas fSummer 19745. Before em- barking on an academic career, she held a number of positions in the public and private sectors, in- cluding that of assistant district attorney in the Office of Frank S. Hogan 11963-70D and senior at- torney for the National Legal Program on Health Problems of the Poor 11969-701. She served as a reporter for the American Law Institute Model Pe- nal Code Project, drafting the new commentary to Article I of the MPC. Professor Halberstam was articles and book reviews editor of the Columbia Law Review, Kent Scholar, Stone Scholar, and re- cipient of the jane Marks Murphy Prize. She is an associate in the Columbia University Seminar on Human Rights, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and on the board of various professional and communi- ty organizations, including the International Law Association, American Branch QExecutive Commit- tee and Human Rights Committeel, American Soci- ety on International Law, American Professors for Peace in the Middle East, and Continuing Seminar on Zionist Thought lSteering Committeel. She has lectured and published on international law, hu- man rights, women's rights, and criminal justice. She is presently working on a book fwith Elizabeth Defeisj-Legal Rights of Women in the U.S.: Inter- national Agreements as an Alternative to the E.R.A.? Professor Halberstam spent the 1985-B6 academic year in Washington, D.C., as counselor on international law to the U.S. Department of State. 87

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Toby Golick Director, Bet Tzedek Legal Services Clinic. B.A., 1966, Bar- nard College, 1.D., 1969, Colum- bia University. Professor Golick has worked in legal services for the poor since her graduation from Co- lumbia Law School in 1969. For over 10 years she was a senior attorney at Legal Services for the Elderly in New York City, where she litigated numerous impor- . tant cases involving the rights of the elderly and disabled. She has 'S' been a frequent lecturer on pub- lic benefit and health law issues, and has taught previously at Rutgers and Harvard Law Schools. She is a member -of the Special Committee on Legal Problems of the Aging of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the Com- mittee on Public Interest Law of the New York State Bar Association. '27 r...J-F--M... Richard P. Friedman Associate Professor of Law. B.A., 1973, 1.D., 1976, Harvard Universi- typ D.Phil., 1978, Oxford University. A magna cum laude graduate of both Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Professor Friedman was awarded the Sears Prize for finish- ing first or second in his second year of law school. He served on the Harvard Law Review and as law clerk to Chief judge Irving R. Kauf- man, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. At Oxford, which he attended as a Marshall Scholar, his D.Phil. thesis was Charles Evans Hughes as Chief Justice, 1930-1941. Prior to joining the faculty, he was associated with the firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton Sr Garrison, New York City. His primary teaching and scholarly interests are in the areas of constitutional law and history, antitrust, evidence, commodities law, and administrative law. 'A 19 3 ,l 4 1 t Minasse Haile Professor of Law. B.A., 1950, University of Wisconsing LLB., 1954, M.A,, 1957, Ph.D., 1961, Columbia University. Professor Haile comes to Cardozo School of Law after an illustrious career in his native country, Ethiopia. As Civil Service Commissioner. Central Personnel Agency of Ethiopia 11961-623, he helped draft the first civil service regulations of Ethiopia and helped establish the first Person- nel Administrative Agency. He was Minister of Information Culture, and Tourism, while simultaneously serving as chairman of the Emper- or's Private Cabinet comprising the departments of Foreign Affairs, judicial Affairs, Economic Affairs, Social Affairs, Chief of Staff Section. External Security, and Religious Affairs. ln 1968 Professor Haile became Ambassador of Ethiopia to the United States. He served as Ambassador until 1971, when he became Minister of Foreign Affairs. heading Ethio- pia's delegations to the United Nations General Assembly. Organization of African Unity, Non-Alignecl Nations Conferences, Conferences of East and Central African States, and other international and regional conferences as well as to bilateral meetings. He was elected chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity. Since making his home in the United States, he has been visiting lecturer at Haverford College and visiting associate professor of law at Villanova University School of Law.

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3 during 1982-83. 'Wudf Peter Lushing Professor of Law. B.A., 1962, LL.B., 1965, Columbia University. Professor Lushing has served in the Legal Aid Society as a trial attorney in the criminal division 11968-721, and in the New York County District Attorney's Office as the administrative assistant district attorney, and as chief of the Appeals Bureau 119747. He has also been an associate with a New York City law firm 11973-741, and individual practitioner specializing in ap- pellate litigation 0975-761. Professor Lushing was notes and comments editor of the Columbia Law Review, Kent Scholar in his first year, and twice a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He was law clerk to Judge Wilfred Feinberg of the United States Dis- trict Court for the Southern District of New York 119651 and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit C1966-675. Currently he is reporter, Eastern District, New York, Criminal Procedure Committee. Arthur J. Jacobson Professor of Law. B.A., 1969, I.D., 1974, Ph.D., 1978, Harvard University. Professor Jacobson was an associate with the firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen 8: Hamil- ton, New York City, from 1975, to 1977. He holds a Ph.D. in government, on the politi- cal philosophy of Hegel. His scholarly work has focused on fiduciary obligation and the law of associations. Professor Ja- cobson's areas of teaching are civil proce- dure, jurisprudence, and corporate law. He served as associate dean of academic affairs an 3 Leslie S. Newman Director of Legal Writing. B.A., M.A., 1975, Brown Uni- versity, I.D., 1978, Boston University. Ms. Newman was managing attorney at Greater Boston Legal Services, where she supervised senior staff work, in addition to holding the position of senior attorney for hous- ing, responsible for housing law reform litigation. From 1980 to 1985, Ms. Newman was lead counsel for the plaintiff class of over 50,000 public housing tenants in Boston in a major institutional litigation case against the Boston Hous- ing Authority. She came to Cardozo in 1985 and has served as Summer Institute administrator and worked on various projects, as well as directing the legal writing and most court programs. In addition to her administrative responsi- bilities, Ms. Newman teaches legal writing, moot court, and supplementary writing.