Maurice A. Deane School of Law
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The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University – also known as Hofstra Law School and colloquially as Hofstra Law – is a law school located in Hempstead, on Long Island, in New York, United States. It is affiliated with Hofstra University.
Overview
Founded in 1970 and accredited by the ABA in 1971, the school offers a JD, MA, and LLM programs, as well as joint degrees. A two-year JD program for foreign-trained lawyers is also available as well as a paralegal certificate program.[1]
As of 2025, Hofstra Law had a student-faculty ratio of 9:1[2] and there are over 40 affinity groups and student organizations for students to choose from.
Hofstra Law is widely recognized as a pioneer in fully integrating clinical education into traditional law school curriculum, with 11 clinical programs or practicums.[3]
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Academics
Hofstra Law offers Juris Doctor concentrations in Business Law, Corporate Compliance, Criminal Law and Procedure, Family Law, Health Law, Intellectual Property Law, and International Law.
In addition to its JD programs, Hofstra Law offers joint degree programs including a JD/MBA with Hofstra's Frank G. Zarb School of Business and a JD/MPH in conjunction with Hofstra's School of Health Sciences and Human Services, along with LLM programs both in person and online.[6]
Degree Programs:
JD/MA in Bioethics [9]
JD/Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA)[10]
JD/Master of Public Health (JD/MPH)[11]
JD/Master of Linguistics: Foreign Linguistics (JD/MALFL)[12]
MA Bioethics [13]
LLM American Legal Studies[14]
LLM Family Law [15]
Online Programs
LLM Health Law and Policy[16]
MA Health Law and Policy[17]
Experiential Learning
Hofstra Law also offers a wide range of experiential programs for students to gain hands-on experience. All Hofstra Law students participate in an experiential learning course during their 2L year.[18]
Clinical and practicum programs offered at Hofstra Law School include:
Asylum Clinic[19]
Community and Economic Development Clinic[20]
Clinical Prosecution Practicum [21]
Defender Clinic[22]
Deportation Defense Clinic [23]
Law Reform Advocacy Clinic[24]
Legal Hand Call-in Center[25]
Hofstra-Northwell Medical-Legal Partnership[26]
Pro Se Legal Assistance Program[27]
Robert W. Entenmann Veterans Law Clinic[28]
Youth Advocacy Clinic[29]
Centers and Institutes
Hofstra Law also houses several Centers and Institutes fostering research, education, and action on critical issues.[30]
The Wilbur F. Breslin Center for Real Estate Studies[31]
The Center for Applied Legal Reasoning[32]
The Robert and Priscilla Livingston Center for Children, Families and the Law[33]
Center for Intellectual Property Law[34]
Center for Legal Advocacy[35]
Monroe H. Freedman Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics[36]
Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy[37]
Law, Logic and Technology Research Laboratory[38]
Perry Weitz Mass Torts Institute[39]
In an effort to help educate not just its own students, but also lawyers, paralegals and legal support personnel in the skills needed for 21st century lawyering, Hofstra Law introduced the Legal Tech Skills Certificate[40] to teach the essential skills needed for programs lawyers use every day.
Rankings
Hofstra Law has been recognized as a leader by several publications and organizations In the 2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings for law schools, Hofstra Law ranked 125th nationally. In 2021 it was ranked 119th.[41]
In 2025, U.S. News and World Report ranked Hofstra Law #8 for Best Trial Advocacy Programs. In the 2023 winter issue of preLaw magazine, Hofstra Law received an “A” rating for its trial advocacy offerings.[42]
PreLaw magazine awarded Hofstra Law an “A” rating for its Alternative Dispute Resolution offerings in its Spring 2025 issue (Vol. 28, No. 4).[43], and in its Back to School 2024 issue, the magazine awarded Hofstra Law an “A-” rating for its Family Law offerings. [44] In the 2023 Back to School issue, Hofstra Law was one of only 15 schools that received an “A+” rating for its Health Law offerings.[45]
In 2024, Hofstra Law was named one of the top 50 “go to” law schools by law.com The listing is based on based on law schools with the highest percentage of 2023 JD graduates that are hired as associates at the nation’s largest 100 law firms.[46]
In 2022, Hofstra Law was named among the top 25 most innovative law schools by preLaw magazine in their Winter issue.[47] In 2015, Hofstra Law was named a top 10 school in teaching the technology of practice by the ABA.[48]
Admission statistics
For the 2024 entering class, 86% of applicants were accepted with 18.90% enrolling, the 50th Percentile of enrolled students having a 155 LSAT score and a 3.62 GPA.
Facilities
Hofstra Law is located on the campus of Hofstra University. Kushner Hall and Koppelman Hall contain most of Hostra Law's classrooms, faculty offices and administrative offices, as well as the two level Barbara and Maurice A. Deane Law Library, Law, Logic and Technology Lab, the Weitz & Luxenberg Trial Courtroom, and the Sidney R. Siben and Walter Siben Moot Courtroom. Access to wireless internet can be found throughout the campus.
In the early 1990s, the school added a new building, Joan Axinn Hall, which houses its growing clinical programs and the Enrollment Management. Hofstra Law expanded into neighboring Roosevelt Hall in 2006, with new space for a seminar room and its five student-run journals and other student organizations.
In total, the law school operates out of 4 buildings: Koppleman Hall (classrooms, offices, and courtrooms), Kushner Hall (library, atrium, and offices), Joan Axinn Hall (admissions and clinics), and Roosevelt Hall (offices for each journal and the moot court).
Faculty
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As of 2019, Hofstra Law had 40 full-time faculty members.[49] The faculty included (or had included in the past) Nora Demleitner (past member), Alafair Burke (no longer practicing), Monroe Freedman (deceased), Robert A. Baruch Bush, Aaron Twerski (past member), and Eric Lane (non-attorney). Per the 2022 Standard 509 Information Report filed with the ABA, full-time faculty included 23 were men, 27 women and seven people of color. Part-time faculty included 50 men, 27 women and five people of color.[50]
List of deans
- Nora Demleitner, 2007–2012
- Eric Lane, 2012–2016[51]
- A. Gail Prudenti, 2017–2023[52]
- Jenny Roberts, 2024–[53]
Employment
According to Hofstra Law's 2018 ABA-required disclosures, 75.95% of the Class of 2017 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.[54] Hofstra's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 10.5%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2017 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time position[55]
For the July 2018 New York bar exam, 62% of Hofstra Law graduates who were first-time exam takers passed the bar, vs. an 83% average for graduates of New York ABA-accredited schools.[56]
Journals
Student Edited
- Hofstra Law Review (Est. 1973)
- Hofstra Labor and Employment Law Journal (Est. 1982)
- Hofstra Journal of International Business and Law (Est. 1999)
Peer Reviewed
- Family Court Review[57]
- ACTEC Law Journal of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC).[58]
Costs
Annual tuition at Hofstra Law for the 2018–2019 academic year is $59,214.[59] The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $329,392.[60]
Alumni
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Government
- Matt Ahearn, served in the New Jersey General Assembly (2002-04)
- Joseph Borg, the Securities Commissioner of Alabama since 1994
- Jon Bramnick, member and minority leader of the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 21st district since 2003
- Ann-Margaret Carrozza, the New York State Assembly (1997-2010)
- Joe Ferriero ('82), the Bergen County Democratic Organization Chairman (1998-2009)
- Neil Levin, Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, killed during the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center
- Edward P. Mangano ('87), Nassau County Executive (2010-17)
- Thomas McKevitt ('96), member of the New York State Assembly (2006-17)
- David Paterson ('83), former governor of New York, former lieutenant governor and minority leader of the New York State Senate
- Luis R. Sepulveda ('91), Member of the New York State Senate, former member of the New York State Assembly
- Richard Socarides, former White House adviser under President Bill Clinton (1993-99)
- Thomas C. Wales ('79), assassinated federal prosecutor
- David Weprin ('80), member of the New York State Assembly since 2010. former member of New York City Council, former deputy superintendent of the New York State Banking Commission, former chairman of New York's Securities Industry Association
Judges
- Maryanne Trump Barry ('74), former judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, sister of 45th U.S. president Donald Trump
- John J. Farley III ('73), former judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- Neal Hendel ('76), Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel
- Sallie Manzanet-Daniels ('88), Associate Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department
- Juan Merchan ('94), acting justice of the New York State Supreme Court
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- Linda Cahn, founder and president of Pharmacy Benefit Consultants
- David D'Amato, subject of the documentary, Tickled[61]
- Norm Kent ('71), chairman of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws NORML
- Charles Kushner ('79), billionaire real estate developer, and father of Jared Kushner
- Katherine Lapp ('81), executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Harvard University
- Randy Levine ('80), president of the New York Yankees since January 2000
- Mary Matalin, political consultant for the Republican Party, advisor to former president George W. Bush (attended but did not graduate)Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Bobby Muller ('74), peace advocate
- Burton Rocks ('97), sports agent
- Robert Rosenthal ('74), businessman and wealth management professional
- Joel Segal ('89), sports agent
- Steve Witkoff ('83), attorney, real estate investor and developer, philanthropist, and founder of the Witkoff Group; Special Envoy to the Middle East for U.S. President Donald Trump
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