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34 THE TO URO LAWYER FALL 201 5 Rodger Citron Serving as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Following the tenure of Professor Deborah Post who served for three years and has returned to the faculty full time Professor Rodger Citron has been serving as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs since July 2014. Dean Citron brings tremendous energy and dedication to our students faculty and staff said Dean Salkin. As a member of our faculty Rodger has proven himself to be a leader who is thoughtful resourceful and creative. I look forward to continuing to work with him as we implement our five year strategic plan for the Law Center. Touro Law has completely revamped its educational programs in response to the changing legal profession. The changes including curricular reform began this Fall for incoming students but will have positive impacts on students at every level. Dean Citron will play an integral role in implementing these changes over the next several years and evaluating the success of the program. Dean Citron stated Touro Law is committed to experiential learning and access to justice and I look forward to working with the Dean and the faculty to make sure we continue improving our programs in those areas. Citron is a graduate of Yale College Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude and Yale Law School where he was a senior editor of the Yale Law Journal and a recipient of the C. LaRue Munson Prize for excellence in clinical work. After law school Citron clerked for the Hon. Thomas N. ONeill Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Before becoming a law professor he worked as a trial attorney at the United States Department of Justice a director at FindLaw Inc. and an attorney-advisor at the Federal Communications Commission. Joan Foley Named Third Kermit Gitenstein Distinguished Professor of Health Law Policy Dean Patricia Salkin is pleased to announce that Associate Professor Joan Foley has been named the Kermit Gitenstein Distinguished Professor of Health Law Policy for the 2015-2016 academic year. Professor Foley is the Co-Editor of Touro Law Centers newest journalThe Journal of Aging Longevity and Law. She has been active in Touro Laws Aging and Longevity Law Institute. She was a lead organizer for the Touro College and Universitys System inaugural Aging in Place A Stakeholders Conference on Care Health Care Finance and the Law in which she delivered the closing remarks in June 2014. She has worked for the past two years with previous Gitenstein Chairs Dean Edward Dauer and Professor Deseriee Kennedy in helping to build a more visible and meaningful presence for Touro Law within the region. Professor Foley graduated from the New York University School of Law. Prior to joining the Touro Law Center faculty in 2009 she was a faculty member at the University of Washington School of Law. Previously she was a partner at the law firm of Gordon Thomas Honeywell in Seattle Washington. Her practice focused on health law complex litigation appellate litigation and environmental litigation. She serves on a number of boards of professional and non-profit organizations. She is the Secretary to the Federal Bar Association Eastern District of New York Chapter Board a Steering Committee Member of the Laurel Rubin Farm Worker Justice Project and she was recently appointed to a leadership position in the American Bar Associations Health Law Section as Vice-Chair of Publication Book Editorial Board for the 2015-2016 Bar Year. Professor Meredith R. Miller Named Director of Solo Small Practice Initiatives Professor Meredith R. Miller was appointed as the Director of Solo Small Practice Initiatives. In this role she will provide support to the existing Touro Law post-graduate incubator continue to develop Touro Laws hands-on solo small practice concentration and develop synergies between the incubator and the concentration curriculum. Seventy percent of American lawyers in private practice are in solo or small firms and trends demonstrate more and more interest in solo and small firm practice. While we have innovative programs already in place there is great opportunity for Touro Law to continue its leadership in this area stated Dean Salkin. Professor Miller will work to ensure that Touro Law students are afforded the most cutting-edge curriculum and hands-on learning opportunities to prepare them for the realities of solo and small firm practice. She will host information sessions for students identify speakers and adjuncts for programs and courses and build relationships with alumni and practicing attorneys. In addition she will collaborate with coordinating attorneys at the incubator build a curriculum for incubator attorneys and assist in transition plans for those attorneys. She will take the lead in developing synergies between Touro Law the incubator and the legal community. Both the concentration and the incubator fit within Touro Laws new Portals to Practice curriculum providing a multi- dimensional approach for students to learn while gaining hands-on experience. This concentration is an integrated program of instruction that incrementally immerses students in the skills development required for entering solo or small practice. FACULTY ON THE MOVE