Feerick Center 20th Anniversary Celebration

Legacy in Action: Commemorating 20 Years of the Feerick Center and 90 Years of John D. Feerick

Monday, October 26, 2026

About the Event

The Feerick Center’s upcoming celebration marks a landmark moment in the Center’s history—Dean Emeritus John D. Feerick’s 90th birthday and the 20th Anniversary of the Center he established to champion social justice. Under Dean Feerick’s leadership, the Center has grown into a nationally recognized force for improving access to justice, supporting vulnerable communities, and mobilizing volunteers to drive meaningful change. This year’s celebration not only honors Dean Feerick’s extraordinary 90 years of life and his historic contributions to the legal profession, but also underscores the enduring legacy he set in motion when he established the Center twenty years ago. As all proceeds support the Feerick Center’s endowment, this milestone event plays a vital role in securing the Center’s future—ensuring that its mission, values, and impact continue to thrive for generations. 

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Staff, Fellows and Sienna College Interns

Feerick Center for Social Justice Staff, Fellows and Sienna College Interns in 2011.

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CLARO

A volunteer attorney and a volunteer law student at a Civil Legal Advice and Resource Office (CLARO) session. CLARO provides limited-scope legal advice and services for unrepresented defendants with consumer debt cases.

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FriendRaiser

Dean Emeritus John D. Feerick speaking at the Feerick Center's annual FriendRaiser.

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Immigration Service Week

Feerick Center staff and Fordham Law Student participants in El Paso, Texas during a Immigration Service Week, providing pro se services to detained migrants seeking asylum.

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Education Equity Conference

Participants at the Feerick Center for Social Justice sponsored Education Equity Conference in November 2024.

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Feerick Center Staff 2026

Feerick Center for Social Justice Staff 2026 (from left to right, Clementine Schillings, Lisa Landau, Emerson Argueta, John D. Feerick, Matthew Diller, Dora Galacatos, Samuel Foreman, and Crystal Reyes).

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Co-Chairs and Committee Members

    • Helen Bender ’78
    • Timothy J. Brosnan ’84
    • Robert A. Ferris ’66
    • Scott J. FitzGerald ’92
    • Rose Gill ’88
    • Patricia M. Hynes ’66
    • Anthony M. Insogna ’94
    • Christopher Jansen
    • Edward M. Joyce ’86 and Linda Gerstel
    • Mary Ellen L. Kris ’76
    • Linda S. Manley ’91 and Michael R. Manley ’91
    • Orin McCluskey ’79
    • Michael J. McNamara ’83
    • J. Gregory Milmoe ’75 and Laura Milmoe
    • Thomas A. Moore ’72 and Judith Livingston Moore
    • Joseph Niciforo ’88
    • Christopher O'Hara
    • Ruth D. Raisfeld ’80
    • Robert J. Reilly ’75
    • Barbara Paul Robinson
    • Thomas J. Schwarz ’69
    • Robert C. Sheehan
    • John Spollen ’73
    • Chris Stack ’83
    • George Norris Stavis
    • Irene A. Sullivan ’75
    • James E. Tolan ’62
    • Rick Turk
    • Edward G. Williams
    • Edward M. Wolfe ’91 and Elisabeth K. Wolfe ’97
    • Eleanor Acer ’88
    • Jojo Annobil ’90
    • Sylvia Fung Chin ’77
    • Todd G. Cosenza ’98
    • Nitza Milagros Escalera
    • Palmina M. Fava ’97
    • Louise R. Firestone ’85 and Joseph D. Pizzurro
    • Dora Galacatos ’96 and Joel Forman
    • Rafal Gawlowski ’00
    • William P. Harrington ’82
    • Diane R. Keenan
    • Stephen R. LaSala ’70
    • Michael C. Lynch ’96
    • Sharon L. McCarthy ’89 and Antonio X. Molestina ’89
    • Willajeanne F. McLean ’86
    • Robert A. McTamaney ’70
    • Finbarr J. O’Neill ’76 
    • Susan B. Plum
    • James J. Roth ’83
    • Kathleen Rubenstein
    • Hon. Jacqueline W. Silbermann ’72 (Ret.)
    • Madeline C. Stoller ’76
    • John A. Sullivan ’89 and Mary Tracy Sullivan
    • William Whelan ’83 and Susan Whelan ’84
    • Jennifer A. White-Reid ’98
    1. Laurie Berke-Weiss ’83
    2. Robert D. Bickford Jr. ’74
    3. Catherine Botticelli ’88
    4. Lucy A. Brusco ’87
    5. Bradley J. Butwin ’85
    6. Christine B. Cesare ’84
    7. Rhonda Cunningham Holmes ’97
    8. Nancy E. Delaney ’88
    9. Raymond J. Dowd ’91
    10. Dennis C. Fleischmann ’75
    11. Robert W. Gaffey ’82
    12. Brenda L. Gill ’95
    13. John J. Hanley ’00
    14. Peggy A. Healy ’96
    15. Mark J. Hyland ’80 and Susan M. Hyland
    16. Megan K. McNamara ’13
    17. Molly R. Murphy ’01
    18. Maryann Palermo ’85
    19. Robert J. Quinn ’94
    20. Stacey J. Rappaport ’96
    21. Michael K. Stanton Jr. ’86
    22. Michael Sweeney ’96
    1. Robert S. Altman ’85
    2. Kenneth R. Baker
    3. Maureen S. Bateman ’68
    4. Frank Branchini
    5. Alfred Cavallaro ’86
    6. Brian J. Clark ’84
    7. William E. Craco ’90
    8. Michael S. Cryan ’95
    9. Joel E. Davidson ’75
    10. Joseph De Simone ’94
    11. Eric Diefenbach ’01
    12. Deneen L. Donnley ’92
    13. Thomas A. Dunne
    14. Terry L. Eder Kaufman ’99
    15. Jennifer Frankola-Crawford
    16. Richard D. Gage ’13
    17. Bruce J. Gitlin ’80  
    18. Dina S. Grant ’85
    19. Edward W. Greason Jr. ’91  
    20. Kevin J. Halloran ’83
    21. Vilia B. Hayes ’80
    22. Kevin Thomas Hoffman ’81
    23. David A. Kapelman ’76  
    24. Terence P. Kennedy ’84
    25. George A. LoBiondo ’12
    26. E. Barry Lyon ’76
    27. Michael W. Martin ’92
    28. Stuart J. McGregor ’76
    29. Denis J. McInerney ’84
    30. Maura McInerney ’88
    31. Gail Miranda-Schmidt ’86
    32. Neal J. Miranda ’80
    33. John J. Normile ’88
    34. Carlos G. Ortiz
    35. Jack E. Pace III ’98
    36. Frank D. Papalia ’86
    37. Bret I. Parker ’93
    38. Louis Pechman ’83
    39. Elizabeth Fearon Pepperman ’98
    40. James W. Quinn ’71
    41. George A. Reilly ’84
    42. Thomas K. Reilly ’88
    43. Elena Rizzo ’15
    44. John Rogan ’14
    45. Michael R. Rosella ’81
    46. William J. Ruane ’80
    47. C. David Sammons ’88
    48. Karla Grace Sanchez ’95
    49. Betty J. Santangelo ’74
    50. Julia Shea ’75
    51. Melina Spadone ’95
    52. Thomas McC. Souther ’84
    53. Francis J. Sweeney, Jr. ’79
    54. Mark H. Tuohey III ’73
    55. Steven P. Vincent ’83
    56. Janine G. Weisenbeck ’19
    57. Susan E. Welber ’98
    58. Victor Zimmerman ’77