Adelphi Law Advisory Board

This group of leaders helps the Director strategically prepare students interested in pursuing law as a career.

The Board is comprised of 6-10 members, each serving a three-year term. The Board meets a minimum of two times during the academic year, once in the fall and once in the spring semester.

Advisory Members Responsibilities

• Facilitate internships personally or through professional networks
• Serve as a mentor for students interested in law or make introductions to colleagues who are interested in mentoring students
• Participate in and/or a host networking event(s) to enable students to meet law professionals
• Give a lecture or teach a class (if asked) or engage other law professionals to do so
• Support the university with a personal, corporate, or combined annual gift
• Attend a majority of Board meetings; share industry trends and provide strategic advice and guidance to the Director

Council Members

Mark R. Blaustein, Esq. CPA ‘84
Former Adjunct Professor of Business Law
Robert B. Willumstad School of Business, Adelphi University

Phil DiSanto ‘12
Partner
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Nicholas Papain ‘74
Partner
Sullivan Papain Block McManus Coffinas & Cannavo P.C.

John Quinn ‘72
Business advisor and legal counsel 

James Rigano ‘74
Founder
Rigano LLC

Honorable Cynthia M. (Favata) Rufe ‘70
United States District Court
Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Carolyn Schiff *P ’24
Vice President, Litigation
Patriarch Partners, LLC

*P  Parent of an alum or current student at Adelphi University