March 31, 2011
BUFFALO AND TOURO LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS WIN TRUSTS AND
ESTATES LAW SECTION FELLOWSHIPS
Claire H. Fortin of Amherst, a student at University at Buffalo Law
School, and Lauren L. Morales of Melville, a student at Touro College
Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, are the first recipients of The New York
Bar Foundation’s Trusts and Estates Law Section Fellowships.
As the winners of $5,000 fellowships, Ms. Fortin will work this
summer in the chambers of Erie County Surrogate Judge Barbara Howe in
Buffalo and Ms. Morales will work in the chambers of Suffolk County
Surrogate Judge John M. Czygier, Jr. in Riverhead.
“We are pleased to award the inaugural Trusts and Estates Law
Section Fellowships to two well-qualified law students,” said Bar
Foundation President M. Catherine Richardson of Syracuse (Bond Schoeneck
& King). “Having the opportunity to work under the
guidance of such distinguished judges will provide them with a terrific
learning experience to broaden their knowledge of the intricacies of
trusts and estates law and the surrogate’s court.”
Ms. Fortin, a magna cum laude graduate of the State University of New
York at Albany, expects to graduate from the University at Buffalo Law
School in May 2012. She is the executive editor of the Buffalo Public
Interest Law Journal, a member of the Buffalo Public Interest Law and
Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs, and a participant in the
Advocacy in Mediation Competition.
Ms. Morales, a Boston College alumna and a second-year student
expects to graduate from Touro Law in May 2012. She is an associate
editor of Touro Law Review and student co-director of the Legal
Education Access Program. She previously was a judicial extern for the
U.S. District Judge Leonard Wexler of Eastern District of New York,
Central Islip.
“The Trusts and Estates Law Section is proud to provide funding
for these exceptional fellowships,” said Section Chair Elizabeth
A. Hartnett of Syracuse (Mackenzie Hughes). “We hope Claire
Fortin and Lauren Morales will gain professional skills and competencies
that will help them shape and attain their professional
goals.”
For further information about the fellowships, please contact The New
York Bar Foundation at 518/487-5651 or foundation@tnybf.org. Established
in 1950, The New York Bar Foundation is dedicated to aiding charitable
and educational projects to meet the law-related needs of the public and
the legal profession.
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