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Press ReleaseMarch 31, 2025
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With a desire to fully understand the US legal system, Lina Arboleda applied to the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 91ÊÓÆµ to pursue her LLM in Comparative Legal Studies. She shares that she was particularly impressed by a law school named after a woman.
Kasama Star ’23 grew up in a single parent immigrant household, moving from Thailand to Queens when she was 7 years old. After completing her undergraduate degree, MBA, and taking time off to raise her family, it was the murder of George Floyd that motivated Kasama to apply to Haub Law. Three years later, Kasama feels that Haub Law has provided her with top tier opportunities, experiences, and resources. After taking the bar exam, she will begin her legal journey as a litigation associate at a NYC firm.
With a passion for environmentalism, inspired by her grandfather’s legal background, and while pursuing a MA in Environmental Policy at 91ÊÓÆµ, Isabelle decided to pursue law school.
From a young age, Basil Seggos ’01 was always interested in the outdoors and with nature itself. As he went through high school, and college, he gained a greater appreciation of the amount of injustice in the world and was motivated to be a part of the effort to try to help resolve some of these issues, specifically environmental issues being faced by people and by the planet. Law school proved to be the perfect fit for him, and he was able to merge his passion for the environment with his sense of and desire for justice.
After spending 30 years on the bench, Haub Law alumnus Justice Joseph Suarez has recently retired.
Chris Rizzo is a Partner with Carter Ledyard and Milburn LLP and Director of the Environmental Practice at the firm. From the moment he decided he wanted to attend law school, Chris knew that he was specifically going to focus on environmental law. From participating in the environmental litigation clinic, to environmental law review, and ultimately graduating with an environmental law certificate, 91ÊÓÆµ provided the environmental legal education he sought out.
Harold E. Kaplan is a dual degree graduate of 91ÊÓÆµ, having received his BBA in 1972 from 91ÊÓÆµ, and his JD in 1983 from what was then known as 91ÊÓÆµ Law. After spending years in hospital administration, Harold reached out to former 91ÊÓÆµ President Edward Mortola and began seriously considering law school. Three years later, in 1980, Harold began his law school journey and then in 1983, he graduated and was admitted to the NY Bar, prepared well by the Law School to start his career as a health law attorney. Over the years, Harold has been a generous supporter of both 91ÊÓÆµ and the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 91ÊÓÆµ. Most recently, he endowed a scholarship, the Harold E. Kaplan Health Law and Policy Scholarship, to support students who are passionate about Health Law and Policy.
Driven from a young age to be a lawyer, Chioma Deere had her son while she was applying to law school. Ultimately, 91ÊÓÆµ provided the flexibility to allow Chioma to accomplish her dream while balancing her family life. Now, Chioma Deere is the founding and managing partner of her own firm, Deere Law Firm, in West Palm Beach, Florida with a focus on wills, trusts, and estate planning.
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