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1997-1998
Bulletin
FORDHAM
UNIVERSITY
School Of Law
Bulletin
1997-1998
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY 3
Nondiscrimination, Affirmative Action Policies, and Services for
Students with Disabilities
SCHOOL OFLAW
5
Accreditations and Affiliations
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY 6
Law School Board of Visitors
LAW SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION 7
FACULTY 8
Endowed Professorships
Full-time Faculty
Adjunct Faculty
OBJECTIVES AND COURSE OFSTUDIES 21
Day Division
Evening Division
Required Courses
Writing Requirement
Professional Responsibility Requirement
ELECTIVE OFFERINGS 27
ELECTIVE OFFERINGS FOR VARIOUS CAREERS 50
SUGGESTED COURSES FOR REAL ESTATE LAW CAREERS 51
COOPERATIVE PROGRAM WITHFORDHAM GRADUATE
SCHOOL OFBUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 51
THE CLINICAL PROGRAM 52
SUMMER SCHOOL 54
CENTER ONEUROPEAN COMMUNITYLAWAND
INTERNATIONAL ANTITRUST 55
HONOR PUBLICATIONS 56
Fordham Law Review
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Fordham International Law Journal
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal
Fordham Environmental Law Journal
MOOTCOURTPROGRAM 58
THE LEO T. KISSAMMEMORIAL LIBRARY 59
EMPLOYMENTREPORTAND SURVEY 60
CAREER PLANNING AND PLACEMENTCENTER 61
ADMISSION TO THE LAWSCHOOL 63
Requirements
Affirmative Action
Deferred Admission
Reapplication
Three-Three Program
Joint J.D./M.B.A. Program
Advanced Standing
Visiting Student Status
Foreign Lawyers
s. Admission to the Bar
REGISTRATION 68
Entering Students
Enrolled Students
ACADEMIC REGULATIONS 68
Transfer from One Division to Another
Discipline
Attendance
Tape Recorders
Withdrawal/Readmittance
Leave of Absence
Requests for Transcripts
Withholding Transcripts and Diplomas
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
EXAMINATIONS, GRADES, HONORS, ORDER OF THE COIF,
I, AND PRIZES 71
FEES AND TUITION 76
Financial Assistance 77
STUDENTSERVICES 85
Student Organizations 87
GRADUATE PROGRAM 90
FORDHAM LAW SCHOOL PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS 93
Stein Scholars Program 96
Stein Center for Ethics and Public Interest Law 100
The Moore Advocacy Center and the Moore Advocates Program 101
Joseph R. Crowley Program in International Human Rights 101
SPECIAL PROGRAMS 102
FORDHAM LAWALUMNIASSOCIATION 105
Continuing Legal Education 106
Fordham Law School Annual Fund 107
DEGREES CONFERRED, MAY 18, 1997 107
Law School Prizes 109
ACADEMIC CALENDAR HO
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY BULLETIN • SERIES 26 • NUMBER 20 • OCTOBER, 1997
FORDHAM
UNIVERSITY
Founded in 1841, Fordham Universityis a pri- Black Law Students Association
vate institution, located in New York City, Catholic Law Students Association
with an enrollment of some 13,000 students. Christian Law Students Association
Fora century and a half, it has served Ameri- Crowley Labor Law Guild
can society by offering instruction in the liber- Family Court Mediation Diversion Project
al arts and sciences and selected profes- Federalist Society
sional areas on both the undergraduate and Fordham Community Service Project
graduate levels. It has three campuses, and Fordham Democratic Law Students
it offers more than seventy academic pro- Association
grams in its ten schools and colleges. The Fordham Follies (a musical review of life
faculty numbers approximately 1,000, and at the Law School)
ninety-six percentofthe 500 full-time faculty Fordham Housing Advocacy Project
hold the Ph.D. orother terminal degree. The Fordham Law Women
combined university libraries contain about Fordham Republican Law Students
1.5 million volumes, 11,000 periodicals, and Association
eight special collections of scholarly, histori- Fordham Student Sponsored Fellowship
cal and scientific materials. Fordham offers Gay and Lesbian Law Association
one of the nation's most comprehensive in- Irish Law Students Association
ternship programs, and its students work Italo-American Law Students Association
with more than 2,000 organizations in the Jewish Law Students Association
areas of business, communications, educa- Latin American Law Students Association
tion, government, health care, the arts, National Lawyers Guild
politics, science, social work, and law. Older and Wiser Law Students (OWLS)
More than 150 clubs and organizations Association
serve the varied interests of students and, Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity
along with academic departments and ad- Pro*Bono*Students America
ministrative offices, sponsor numerous lec- Summation (Law School yearbook)
tures and a variety of arts, athletic, and Unemployment Action Center
social events. Included in this number are Fordham law students may use the
organizations at the Law School which are Vincent T. Lombardi Athletic Facility located
listed below: at the University's Bronxcampus. The facility
Student Bar Association features exercise rooms; a swimming pool;
The Advocate (student newspaper) diving area; weight rooms, saunas, volley-
American Bar Association/Law Student ball, basketball, squash, and tennis courts;
Division and a 220-yard track. A commuter van pro-
Amnesty International vides transportation between the Law School
Asian American Law Students Association and the Rose Hill campus and departs every
Battered Women's Advocacy Project hour on the half hour.
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UNIVERSITY POLICY with disabilities in becoming as independent
NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY: as possible. Services are provided to students
Fordham University reaffirms its policy of with note taking, transcription, mobility,
nondiscrimination. The University is an aca- hearing, and visual impairments, as well as
demic institution that, in compliance with those with learning disabilities. Services
federal, state, andlocallaws, does not illegally include: library assistance, registration as-
discriminate on the basis ofrace, color, creed, sistance, proctoringofexams, andcommunity
age, gender, national origin, marital orparen- referrals. For students with visual impair-
tal status, sexual orientation, alienage or ments, a Kurzweil Reading machine is locat-
citizenship status, veteran status, or disability ed in the Lowenstein Library at the Lincoln
Section 504 ofthe Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Center campus. There is available in the law
prohibits discrimination on the basis of library a VERTPLUS speech synthesizer,
handicap. No otherwise qualified person which has access to WESTLAW, and a braille
shall be excluded from participation in, be printer. Students are responsible for arrang-
denied the benefits of, or otherwise be sub- ing for certain services, such as attendant
jected to discrimination in any programs or care, mobility training, transportation, and
activities of the University solely on the special sources of financial aid.
basis of physical or mental disability. Title IX Students seeking an accommodation pur-
of the Education Amendments of 1972 pro- suant to the Americans with Disabilities Act
vides that no person shall, on thebasis ofsex, (ADA) forsection504ofthe RehabilitationAct
be excluded from participation in, be denied of 1993 should contact the Law School's As-
the benefits of, orotherwise be subject to dis- sistant Director of Student Services.
crimination in any education program or ac-
tivity. A Section504 and aTitle IX compliance FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS
officer is available to address any complaints AND PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 (FERPA)
alleging discrimination onthebasis ofhandi-
cap or sex. Dr. Georgina Arendacs may be STUDENTRECORDS: Consistentwith the
contacted in the Office of Legal Counsel, Family Educational Rights and PrivacyActof
AdministrationBuilding, Room 223, Rose Hill 1974, Fordham University has enacted policies
Campus, telephone number 718-817-3112. that protect the privacy of students. In brief,
Fordham University does not knowingly the statute provides: "That educational insti-
support or patronize any organization that tutions and agencies must provide students
engages in illegal discrimination. This may access to certain official records directly relat-
include a ban on purchase of goods and ed to the students, and an opportunity for a
services, or the use of facilities of such hearing to challenge such records on the
organizations. grounds that they are inaccurate, misleading,
or otherwise inappropriate; that institutions
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY: The
must obtain the written consent of the stu-
University has developed an affirmative
dent before releasing personally identifiable
action program providing for additional
data about students from records to other
emfoftoritosninofrewcorumietmnenatn,demmeplmobyemresnto,f mainndorpirtoy- stthuadnenatsspemcuisftiedbelinstotoiffieexdceopftitohness,earnigdhttsh.a"t
groups. An office is established within the In addition, theUniversity, at its discretion,
University for consultation, training, and may provide thefollowingDirectoryInforma-
orientation of the University community on
tion: student's name, address, telephone
affirmative actiontechniques andon methods
number, date and place of birth, major field
of ensuring nondiscrimination, equal access, of study, dates of attendance, degrees and
and fair treatment of individuals. The office awards received, the most recent previous
also monitors and reports regularly on the educational institution or agency attended by
University's progress in complying with anti-
the student, participation in officially recog-
discrimination and affirmative action laws. nized activities and sports, the weight and
SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISA- heightofmembersofathleticteams, andother
BILITIES: The policy of Fordham University such similar information. A student who
is to treat students with disabilities in a non- wishes the University to withhold Directory
discriminatory manner for all educational Information from disclosure must notify the
purposes including admissions, programs, University Registrar in writing within ten
activities, andcourses. TheOfficeofDisabled days after the first day ofclass each semester.
Services was established toensure implemen- For a detailed copy of the policy and proce-
tation of this policy, and to assist students dures, please contact the Registrar's Office.
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SCHOOL OF LAW
Fordham Law School, founded in 1905, offers State Theatre, featuring the New York City
the Doctor of Law (J.D.) degree to approxi- Ballet and the New York City Opera; Avery
mately 1,500 students in its day and evening Fisher Hall, home of the New York Philhar-
divisions. Over 170 American and foreign col- monic; and the Metropolitan Opera House.
leges arerepresented in the studentbody. The It is also minutes away from the world's lead-
faculty iscomposed of60full-time professors ing legal and financial centers. New York's
andover 160adjunct professors. The adjunct Central Park lies two blocks to the east. This
faculty is drawnfrom leadingjurists, practic- fortunate location affords Fordham law stu-
ing attorneys, and government officials. dents an opportunityforpersonal and profes-
sional growth which is rare in American legal
The Law School also offers the Master of
education.
Laws (LL.M.) degree in two areas: Banking,
Corporate & Finance Law and International ACCREDITATIONS AND
Business & Trade Law. In addition, it offers AFFILIATIONS
the joint Doctor of Law/Master of Business The Law School shares in the following
Administration degree in conjunction with accreditations and affiliations of Fordham
the Fordham University Graduate School of University: TheUniversityisamemberofthe
Business Administration.
American Council on Education, the Associ-
The course of study for the degree of ation of American Colleges, the Association
Doctor of Law (J.D.) covers three academic of Catholic Colleges and Universities, the
years in the day division and four academic Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universi-
years in the evening division. The Master of ties, the Association of Urban Universities,
Laws degrees and theJoint Degreecanbe ob- the Council of Higher Educational Institu-
tained either on a full or part-time basis. tions in New York City, and the Association
of Universities and Colleges of the State of
Fordham Law School is a member of the New York. It is an accredited member of the
Association ofAmerican Law Schools and is Middle States Association of Colleges and
approved by the American Bar Association. Secondary Schools and is on the list of
Its degree is recognized in every jurisdiction registered Colleges and Universities of the
of the United States, and its graduates are Board of Regents of the State of New York.
eligible to sit for all state bar examinations It is a cooperating institution of the Ameri-
provided residency and filing requirements can School ofClassical Studies atAthens and
are met. (See Admission to the Bar, infra at a contributing institution to the American
page 67.) Academy in Rome.
Admission standards at Fordham Law The University has a chapter in the Society
School are among the mostcompetitive inthe of the Sigma Xi, a national honorary scien-
United States, and each year approximately tific research organization, established to
4200applications arereceivedforthe450seats recognize and foster the scientific spirit in
available in the fall entering class. This high- Americancolleges and to provideboth stimu-
ly selective process is reflected in the student lus and acknowledgement for independent
body which is comprised of individuals scientificresearch. Italso has achapterofPhi
representing a wide range ofinterests, skills, Beta Kappa, the National Honor Society for
abilities, and accomplishments. (The gradu- Liberal Arts Colleges, and achapterofAlpha
ation rate, based on the most recent graduat- Sigma Nu, the National Honor Society of
ing class, is 97%.) Jesuit Colleges and Universities.
Instruction at Fordham Law School is given TRADITIONS AND HERITAGE
by a full-time faculty of distinguished scho-
Fordham University was established under
lars and a part-time specialized faculty. First
Catholic auspices and hasbenefited from the
yearclasses are sectioned so thateach student
has one class in a major subject with an services of hundreds of members of the
enrollment of about thirty-five. Other first dSeocvioetteymofuJcehsuso,fathreeilrigeinoeusrgoyrdteorhofigmheernewdhuo-
year classes vary in size but range from ap-
proximately 50to 100 students. Legal writing cation. Throughout its expansion in the
is taught in groups of about 18 students. metropolitan area, the hallmarksofthis great
university have been its Jesuit tradition of
The Law School is located in the heart of rigorous intellectual inquiry and its concerns
New York City. It is next door to Lincoln forreligious values. Chartered in 1846 bv the
Center for the Performing Arts, whose con- New York State Legislature, Fordham is gov-
stituent institutions include the New York erned by an independent board of trustees.
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AND
OFFICERS TRUSTEES
OF FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION mary m. Mcdonald
edwin mellett
JOSEPH A. O'HARE, S.J., Ph.D. archibra.ld murray
r.
President of the University richard o. nash
ROBERT CARRUBBA, Ph.D. joseph a. novak, s.j.
BViRceIAPrNesJi.deBnYtRfNorE,AcaPdhe.mDi.c Affairs JSOHISRELPEHYA.O'OH'EHRARREO,NS.J. (ex officio)
Vice President for Administration CHARLES OSGOOD
BRUNO M. SANTONOCITO, M.A. EUGENE C. RAINIS
Vice President for Development and DENNIS G. RUPPEL
University Relations CHRISTINA SEIX
DONALD D. CIPULLO, B.B.A. ROBERT SHAPIRO
Vice President for Finance and Treasurer PAUL A. SODEN
GEORGE J. McMAHON, S.J.,* Ph.D. SHEILA D. STAINBACK
University Chaplain JOHN E. TOFFOLON, JR.
JEFFREY L. GRAY, M.S.A. PAUL A. VETERI
Rev. Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J., President Vice President for Student Affairs WILLIAM D. WALSH
PETER A. STACE, Ph.D. DENZEL WASHINGTON
Vice President for Enrollment PAUL G. WILLIAMSON
MARGARET T. BALL, J.D WILL J. WRIGHT
University Secretary
TRUSTEES EMERITI SCHOOL OF LAW
ROBERT BENDHEIM BOARD OF VISITORS
FREDERICK BISSINGER
JOHN W. DOLN.OHUE, ROBERT A. BECKER
GEORGE DOTY S.J. SETH D. BLUMENFELD
VHIONNC.EMNTALET..COO'LKMEEWFEI,LSS.OJ.N PHIOENR.RELAA.WRCEHANRCPEIEH. COOKE
HON. ROBERT CORCORAN
J.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES** GEORGE G. D'AMATO
STEVEN DUKE
B.
MAUREEN SCANNELL BATEMAN, HON. GERALDINE FERRARO
Secretary ROBERT B. FISKE
JOHN BUTLER WILLIAM FRANK
J. P.
ROBERT E. CAMPBELL, Chairman JAMES F. GILL
WINSTON CHURCHILL EDMUND HENNELLY
P.
JOHN COJO. K, FRANK IOPPOLO
JR. S.
ALBERTJ. COSTELLO DOUGLAS A. KAHN
J.
MAURICE CUNNIFFE HON. PAUL KELLY, JR.
J. J.
JOSEPH FEENEY, LAWRENCE McGAULEY
J. S.J. P.
WILLIAM FLYNN DENIS McINERNEY, Chairman
WILLIAM J. FRANK HON. THOMAS MESKILL
P.
KHEERNBNEERTTHAJ.. GGARVAINN,ATS.HJ. SH.OLNE.SLFIREAMNICISSROT.CKMURPHY
PAUL B. GUENTHER, Vice Chairman HON. MARILYN HALL PATEL
THOMAS F. KANE HON. JAMES H. SHAW, JR.
JOHN KIRBY, JR. ERNEST STEMPEL
SHAROJ.N W. LINDSAY IRENE A. SULLIVAN
ROBERT F. LONG HON. JAMES L. WATSON
EARLE MARKEY, HON. MALCOLM WILSON
L. S.J.
'Recipient of Bene Merenti citation and gold medal award for 20 years of service at Fordham University.
**As of August 1997.
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LAW SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
JOHN D. FEERICK, B.S., LL.B., Fordham Financial Aid
Dean and Professor ofLaw JAMES A. McGOUGH, B.A., Holy Cross;
MICHAEL M. MARTIN, B.A., J.D., University J.D., Fordham
of Iowa; B.Litt., Oxford Director
Associate Dean and Professor ofLaw KATHLEEN KEENAN, B.A., Fordham
Associate Director
WAdImLiLsIsiAoMns MOORE, B.A., Fordham; LL.B., CAROLYN PERRAUD, B.S., Fordham
New YorkJ.University Assistant Director
Dean ofAdmissions Finance & Administration
KEVIN S. DOWNEY, B.A., J.D. JUDITH L.M. O'SULLIVAN, B.A., Lawrence
Assistant Dean ofAdmissions University; M.A., University of Oklahoma
JOHN CHALMERS Assistant Dean
Assistant Director LISA N. GURLEY, B.A., Fordham; M.A.,
RUTH MOHAMED University of Toronto
Coordinator Assistant Director
DeJaonhnanDd. PFreoefreiscskorofLaw Alumni Affairs/External Relations Graduate Studies
ROBERT J. REILLY, A.B., J.D., Fordham ESTELLE FABIAN
Assistant Dean Director, Administration
BERNADETTE DORMER, B.S., Fordham Information Systems & Planning
Assistant Director
JENNIFER ATHERLEY
Career Planning and Placement Director
MICHAELSCHIUMO, A.B., Cornell;J.D, Virginia JASON BENEDICT
Assistant Dean Assistant Director, Network Services
HILLARY MANTIS, B.A., Brown; J.D, Boston PAUL WOOMER, B.A., Rider College
College Manager, User Support Services
Director LIZETTE VELAZQUEZ, B.S., Fordham
CHRISTINA M. MEINCKE, B.A., Molloy Manager, Student Support Services
College; M.S.Ed., Fordham RAPHAEL WONG, B.A., UCLA
Associate Director M.A., New York University
EMILY MARCUS, B.A., Binghamton University; Assistant Manager, User Support Services
M.S.Ed., Hunter College
AssMoiccihaateelDMe.anMaanrdtiPnrofessorofLaw ACslsiinsitcaanltEDdiureccattoiron TPuHUbnlOiiMvceArIsnSitetJry.esStCRHeOsEouNrHcEeRCRen,teBr.A., Binghamton
JAMES A. COHEN, B.A., Long Island Director
University; J.D., Syracuse SUSAN ZANKEL, B.A., SUNY (Geneseo)
Director ana Associate Professor ofLaw Assistant Director
DONNA WELENSKY, B.A., Fordham
Clinical and Externship Administrator Publications
LEAH HILL, B.A., Brooklyn College; J.D, ROBERT COOPER, B.A., University of
Rutgers University Tennessee; M.A., East Tennessee State
Assistant Clinical Professor ofLaw University; J.D., Fordham
LYNN KELLY, B.A., Mount Holyoke; J.D., Director
New York University
Assistant Clinical Professor ofLaw Registrar's Office
KERI GOULD, B.S., Union College; J.D, KENNETH POKROWSKI, B.A., M.A., Montclair
American University State University
Director ofExternship Programs Registrar
ANN M. MOYNIHAN, B.A., City University C. LINCOLN BROWN, B.A., Colgate; M.A.,
of New York; J.D., New York University Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Director, Child and Family Advocacy Center Associate Registrar
FREDERICNEUSTADT,B.A.,NewYorkUniversity; LORETTA O. RICHARDSON
J.D., Fordham University Assistant Registrar
Coordinator ofLawyering Skills Program
Student Affairs
Communications NITZA MILAGROS ESCALERA, B.A.,
MINNE HONG, B.A., Columbia University LeMoyne College; M.S., Syracuse University;
Director M.P.A., New York University; J.D., Columbia
Assistant Dean
Office of Academic Programs DIANA SANABRIA, B.A., Herbert Lehman
HELEN HERMAN, B.A., Fordham College (CUNY); J.D, City University of
Director New York
SCOTT LILLY Assistant Director
Program Coordinator
Office of the Dean
Faculty Secretarial Services MARILYN FORCE
PAT NOCA, B.A., Fordham Assistant to the Dean
Director
AssNiisttzaantM.DeEasncafloerraStudent Affairs JCaOliHfNornTiOaPCPoIlNleGg,e Bo.fF.AAr.t,s and Crafts OSfUfSicAeNofStAhNeTAAssNoGciEaLteODean
Coordinator Assistant to the Associate Dean
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FACULTY
ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIPS
THE ALPIN CAMERON CHAIR OF LAW
J.
The Alpin Cameron Chair of Law was
J.
founded by the late Alpin W. Cameron of
Philadelphia to honor the memory of his
father, a member of the Fordham College
Class of 1872. The Chair was instituted at the
Law School on February 1, 1957. Prior incum-
bents were the late Professors George W.
Bacon, Thomas Snee, Leonard Manning
J. F.
and Associate Dean and Professor Joseph R.
Crowley. The present occupant of the Chair
is Professor Joseph M. Perillo.
Cameron Professor
Joseph M. Perillo
THE AGNES AND IGNATIUS M.
WILKINSON CHAIR OF LAW
The Agnes and Ignatius M. Wilkinson
Chair of Law was created by the will of
Dean Ignatius M. Wilkinson. The Chair was
instituted on November 18, 1961 at the
dedication of the Fordham University School
of Law building at Lincoln Center. The
first incumbent was former Dean William
Hughes Mulligan. The second incumbent
was Professor John D. Calamari, and the
present occupant of the Chair is Professor
Constantine N. Katsoris.
Wilkinson Professor
Constantine N. Katsoris
THE ARTHUR A. McGIVNEY
CHAIR OF LAW
The Arthur A. McGivney Chair of Law
was established under the will of Arthur
A. McGivney, a member of the faculty of the
School of Law from 1926 until his death in
1958. The first incumbent is Professor Martin
Fogelman.
McGivney Professor
Martin Fogelman
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