Professor Samantha Pownall ’11, Author at NYLS News

NYLS's Education Justice Symposium Speakers and Planning Committee

Critical Themes From NYLS’s Education Justice Symposium

On March 28, 2025, the Wilf Impact Center for Public Interest Law at New York Law School convened a symposium, Progress Report: Education Justice 50 Years After Goss v. Lopez.

Critical Themes From NYLS’s Education Justice Symposium

On March 28, 2025, the Wilf Impact Center for Public Interest Law at New York Law School convened a symposium, Progress Report: Education Justice 50 Years After Goss v. Lopez.

Criminal Defense Clinic Hosts an International German Exchange

In April, 11 law students from the Free University of Berlin in Germany visited New York Law School to learn about the American criminal legal system and the work that NYLS’s Criminal Defense Clinic does to advocate for indigent New Yorkers who are accused of misdemeanor crimes.

NYLS Broadens Harris Keenan & Goldfarb Advocacy Program With Student Ambassadors

The Harris Keenan & Goldfarb Advocacy Program launched a new Student Ambassador initiative designed to bring together NYLS’s three competitive advocacy teams—the Trial Competition Team, Moot Court Association, and the Dispute Resolution Team.

Passing of Trustee Emerita Sybil Shainwald ’76

I write with sadness to report the passing of Trustee Emerita Sybil Shainwald '76. Sybil was a pioneering women's health lawyer who graduated from NYLS's evening division when she was 48 years old.

NYLS BLSA Students Illuminate and Inspire Pathways to Law

On Friday, April 4, five students from NYLS’s Black Law Students Association (BLSA) chapter brought inspiration to students at George Westinghouse High School in downtown Brooklyn.

Author: Professor Samantha Pownall ’11