Contact: Darren Johnson, (631) 761-7062
March 1, 2007
Touro Law Center Presents 10th Annual Goods and
Services Auction
Proceeds Benefit Student Fellowships to Help Area’s
Vulnerable Clients
 Central
Islip, NY – Touro Law Center hosts the 10th Annual
Goods and Services Auction on Wednesday, March 21, starting at 6
p.m. at the new campus located on 225 Eastview Drive in Central
Islip.
Proceeds benefit summer Public Interest Law Fellowships for
Touro Law students who are placed throughout the New York Metropolitan
area, helping some of the region’s most vulnerable clients. Last
year’s event raised enough funds for 14 fellowships.
In that spirit, the auction will also take time-out to celebrate
attorneys who contributed significant time to pro-bono work this
past year with the annual Long Island Public Service Attorney
Awards. That portion of the event is chaired by Lois Carter Schlissel, Managing Partner
of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein,
P.C. Fourteen Long Island attorneys were honored last year for
their public-service work.
The popular event includes live and silent auctions, desserts,
cocktails and lots of fun. Items up for bid this year include
tickets to sporting events and concerts, fine art, wine,
vacation and dinner packages, and much more. Attendees include top
judges, lawyers, public officials and future Long Island
leaders.
Please contact Allison Flor at 631-761-7064 for further
information or to RSVP.
Doing legal work that runs the gamut from representing abused
women and children in family court to helping the homeless in
New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina to numerous local placements
with not-for-profit advocacy groups, Touro Summer Public
Interest Law Fellows receive hands-on training to complement
their course work.
Touro is a law school on the rise, with a new, cutting-edge
academic plan and 180,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art law
facility adjacent to and working with state and federal
courthouses in Central Islip, N.Y. Touro’s $35M new campus
provides a learning model like no other for law students,
combining practical courtroom experience with a rigorous
curriculum taught by expert faculty.
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