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Contact: Rosanne M. Van Heertum
Director of Development, The New York Bar Foundation
rvanh@tnybf.org
518/487-5650
Contact: Brandon J. Vogel
Media
Writer, Department of Media Services & Public Affairs
bvogel@nysba.org
518/487-5535
December 20, 2010
ST. JOHN’S LAW STUDENT DAVID DURSO WINS NY BAR
FOUNDATION’S ELDER LAW SECTION SCHOLARSHIP
St. John’s University School of Law student David Durso has
been chosen as the recipient of the Elder Law Section Scholarship
administered by The New York Bar Foundation.
The $2,500 award is available to second- or third-year law students
who are enrolled in a law school in New York and actively participating
in an Elder Law Clinic at the school during the 2010/2011 academic year.
Named for the Elder Law Section of the New York State Bar Association,
the scholarship will be applied to Mr. Durso’s law school tuition
for the current academic year.
Mr. Durso is pursuing his second year of study and serves in the
following capacities at the law school: as a staff member of the Journal
of Civil Rights and Economic Development, and as a student ambassador of
the Office of Admissions, student ambassador. He received the CALI
Excellence for the Future Award in Legal Analysis and Writing. He holds
a B.S. degree in business administration from Long Island University
– C.W. Post Campus (Brookville, NY). He was a volunteer
firefighter for the Wading River Fire Department from 2000 to 2002, and
completed specialized training in heavy rescue, hazardous materials,
incident command and rapid intervention teams.
A resident of Wading River, New York, Mr. Durso is a legal intern
with St. John’s Elder Law Clinic. He served as a judicial intern
to Hon. Edward A. Maron, New York State Supreme Court in Summer 2010. In
addition to receiving the scholarship, Mr. Durso will be a guest member
of the Elder Law Section and is invited to attend the section’s
executive committee meetings during 2011.
M. Catherine Richardson, president of The New York Bar Foundation
said, “We are delighted to honor David Durso with the second
annual Elder Law Section Scholarship. David has a genuine concern for
the interests of senior citizens and is deeply dedicated to the field of
elder law. We are pleased that this scholarship will assist a law
student in achieving his goal of becoming an attorney practicing in the
area of elder law.”
Elder Law Section Chair Sharon Kovacs Gruer (Sharon Kovacs Gruer, PC,
Great Neck) said, “The Elder Law Section is pleased to again
confer this prestigious scholarship to a talented law student. David
Durso has shown exceptional promise and is already assisting our senior
citizens with their cases through St. John’s Elder Law Clinic. I
anticipate he will make an outstanding elder law attorney.”
The goal of the Elder Law Section Scholarship is to create a network
and to cultivate relationships among lawyers practicing elder law and
law students planning to practice elder law, and to encourage the
practice of elder law among lawyers throughout New York.
The Elder Law Section provides services and opportunities for
involvement on issues relating to elder law for members of the New York
State Bar Association. Among its activities, the section presents
educational programs and publishes materials on practice, procedure and
developments to enhance the competence and skill of lawyers who practice
in this field and improves their ability to deliver the most efficient
and highest quality of services to their clients; prepares studies,
analyses and recommendations to seek improvement in the law and
procedure relating to elder law; and undertakes projects to increase the
understanding of senior citizens, their families and the general public
concerning legal issues affecting the elderly.
Founded in 1950, The New York Bar Foundation provides funding through
its grant making program to increase public understanding of the law;
improve the justice system and the law; facilitate the delivery of legal
services; and enhance professional competence and ethics. To learn more
about The New York Bar Foundation and how you can support its charitable
programs, go to www.tnybf.org, phone
518-487-5651 or email foundation@tnybf.org.
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