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 Forchelli,
Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn & Terrana LLP
Introduce Diversity Fellowship Program
This Spring, the Firm introduced the Forchelli, Curto,
Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn & Terrana, LLP Diversity
Fellowship Program.
Throughout the years, the Firm has actively
recruited qualified candidates with diverse backgrounds
and perspectives to foster an inclusive workplace and better
serve our clients. This
year, in cooperation with several local law schools, the
Firm instituted a Diversity Fellowship Program aimed at
attracting law students to clerk in the Firm’s Uniondale
office. Each Fellowship recipient served as a legal
clerk for which they received an academic scholarship stipend
to be applied toward law school tuition for the 2011-2012
academic year. “Our Diversity Fellowship Program
has been hugely successful and is an effective method to
bring diversity into our attorney ranks, while at the same
time giving back to the legal community by fostering relationships
with diverse communities and assisting students studying
for a career in the legal profession,” said Partner
Brian R. Sahn, chair of the Firm’s Diversity Committee. “As
part of our commitment to diversity and attracting top
legal candidates, the Firm plans on continuing the program
next year,” stated Partner John V. Terrana, who is
in charge of attorney hiring at the Firm.
The 2011 recipients
of the Firm’s Diversity Fellowship
Program were Joann Tsempelis (St. John’s University
School of Law); Jennifer Abreu (Hofstra University School
of Law) and Kalish Bell (Brooklyn Law School). “As
a summer law clerk of this program, it was a great opportunity
to work with the various attorneys and be exposed to different
practices of law at a full service Firm. I also appreciated
the sense of camaraderie in the culture of the Firm,” Stated
Ms. Tsempelis.
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