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WWW.T OUROL AW.E DU 25 What did you learn at Touro Law that helped guide your career path I found my professors and the Touro Law community to be very public-service oriented and to value work that allows you to contribute to the community. That was something my parents always emphasized to my siblings and me so having it reinforced at Touro certainly influenced my decision to pursue a career as a prosecutor. What advice would you give Touro Law students about how to make the most of their time at Touro Law My advice would be to keep an open mind and challenge yourself to see every class as an opportunity to improve. Your time at Touro is a chance to develop your work ethic and learn how to solve problems and overcome challenges. Those are traits that will stick with you throughout your careers. What suggestions would you give recent Touro Law graduates in charting the course of their own career track I think the most important thing is to find something that youre passionate about something that will constantly motivate you and challenge you day after day to get better and be the best you can be. That may not always be the job that pays the most but if youre in a job that you enjoy and thats always pushing you to improve that will create the best opportunities for you down the road. Were any faculty at Touro Law particularly significant to you with respect to how you utilize your legal education I found that all of my professors at Touro truly valued public service for many of them I think that was a big part of why they were teaching because they could give back by helping to educate the next generation of attorneys. Thats something they imparted in me and it helped lead me to see my legal education not as just a piece of paper or a means to a paycheck but as knowledge skills and training that I could use to serve others and to benefit my community. What experiences at Touro helped impact your professional self There was one class Trial Advocacy where we had to do one case from beginning to end. I loved it. It gave me a glimpse of the real work that lawyers do and I realized I truly enjoyed it and I was good at it. I could see myself doing that day after day. As a law student or recent graduate did you envision the path that your career would take Not really no. I knew I wanted to be a prosecutor and I knew I wanted to use the skills knowledge and experience Id gained at Touro to serve others and fight for victims. But I didnt anticipate at that point that it would lead me into the world of politics. What keeps you engaged with Touro Law as an active alum As Nassau County District Attorney I had several opportunities to come and speak with current Touro Law students about some of the work we were doing on issues like human trafficking domestic violence drunk driving and public corruption and about ways we were reforming the office so that we could be more progressive proactive and innovative in our response to modern crimes. I was always grateful to have those opportunities to interact with students as DA and I hope Ill continue to be invited back as a Congresswoman. I also have the honor of serving on the Board of Governors which keeps me very engaged with the community. Do you continue to connect with the Touro Law network of fellow gradsclassmates Yes I stay in touch with a lot of my fellow graduates and classmates. Many of us are still living and working on Long Island and a lot of new and recent graduates start their careers here as well so that helps us stay connected. What was your greatest accomplishment as a District Attorney Our success in taking on drunk driving that is still and will always be an ongoing effort but we made a tremendous amount of progress and were able to lead a state- wide overhaul of DWI laws. Im also especially proud of our efforts to combat public corruption because I know people have a real lack of faith in the integrity of their government. We convicted dozens of public officials for violating the publics trust which I think speaks to the level of political independence we maintained in the DAs office and that was always a priority for me. What are your most significant goals as a Congresswoman First and foremost my goal is to do whatever I can to move us past the divisive partisan politics that has made Congress so ineffective in recent years. Ive never been a partisan politician Im someone who wants to get things done and work together to solve problems and thats the approach Im going to take in Congress. We need to put the partisanship behind us and get back to doing what we were elected to do keep people safe create new economic opportunities and help people overcome the obstacles that prevent them from achieving the American Dream. Is having a law degree an advantage as a Congresswoman If so how Yes I think it is. My legal education gave me tremendous respect for the law and thats only deepened throughout my career. I think understanding and respecting the law is certainly an advantage for someone charged with making our nations laws. What do you anticipate as your biggest challenges as a new member of Congress A lot of people have asked me how I can be effective as a freshman member of the minority party and how I can do anything to break through the partisan gridlock when both sides are so entrenched. Im not nave I know those are serious challenges. But Ive never been afraid of a challenge and I truly believe I can make a difference. Im making it a priority to build relationships with people on both sides of the aisle and show that Im not going to be a part of the partisan back and forth and that Im not out to score partisan points. Im here to do my job and I think when people see that and know that about you they want to work with you and help get things done. Thats something they imparted in me and it helped lead me to see my legal education not as just a piece of paper or a means to a paycheck but as knowledge skills and training that I could use to serve others and to benefit my community.