Class of 2025 Award Winners

Cardozo Service and Achievement Awards 

Jacklyn N. Hadzicki

Maria Kayser

Melanie P. Rigden

Samantha Sanchez  

Jamie Sung 

Professor John Appel Award 

For exemplary service to the student body 

Adesimisola Tijani  

Monrad Paulsen Award
For a non-student, Devoted service to the continued vitality of the ideals and purposes of legal education

Professor Leslie Salzman

Distinguished Performance in the LL.M. Program 

Denise Pasi 

Federica Simonelli 

River Yarna

Best Written Work Not for Publication in a Journal 

Desiree Lee 

Best Written Work for Civil Advocacy 

Kate Elizabeth C. Goldberg 

Best Written Work for Criminal Justice 

Laura C. Tierney 

Best Written Work for Publication 

Charles Paul Bachmann 

Richard H. Weisberg Award 

Best paper in one of three topics: Law & Literature, First Amendment Law, or Holocaust or Atrocity Prevention Studies.

Ethan T. Ashley 

Jacob Burns Medals 

Moot Court Co-EIC: Nargiz Adigozalova

Moot Court Co-EIC: Rebecca Yaminian

EIC, Cardozo Law Review: Sophia N. Ramcharitar

EIC, Alternative Dispute Resolution Honor Society: Samantha Harberg 

EIC, Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Journal: Hannah Bartfield

EIC, International & Comparative Law Review: Jennifer Grubman

EIC, Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights and Social Justice: Hope Peraria 

EIC, Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution: Armando Gonzalez

Other Accomplishments: Hope Peraria, Zachary C. McGarry, Ilana Kruchenetskaya, George Galan, Raymond J. Gatcliffe, Ezra Z. Littlewood, Catherine L. Negroni, Anna M. Siebel, Tamerick M. Gilyard, Stacy R. Moses, Marcelina Kropiwnicka, Anais Rosenblatt, Emaan Choudhry, Emily Hall 

Mike Downing Memorial Coaching Award

Awarded to a Moot Court Honor Society Head Coach with a sincere passion for and commitment to their MCHS team 

Joshua A. Barzel 

Beatrice Cohen Award
Excellence in Jewish Studies 

Aryeh M. Berman 

James Lewis Award
Outstanding achievement in the field of Tax

Jason Nadboy 

Telford Taylor Award
For outstanding achievement in the fields of constitutional law (or) human rights 

Marina P. Coriale 

Intellectual Property Award
Excellence in intellectual property (JD, LLM) 

Matthew S. Kee Heather Heintz

Federal Bar Council Cornelius W. Wickersham Award
To the highest-ranking student in the field of Constitutional Law 

Matthew Scaptura 

The Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law Award
For the demonstrated commitment through scholarship, activity, and interest in advancing professionalism and access to justice

Hayley I. Sandoval

IAPP Westin Scholar Award
For excellence in data and privacy law 

Matthew Petrouskie 

Stanley H. Beckerman Public Interest Award
For outstanding commitment to assisting less fortunate persons in need of legal assistance by virtue of excellent performance in a clinic, exceptional personal qualities, and career choice 

Vasundhra Navjeevan 

Jonathan A. Weiss Award for Public Interest Law

Demonstrated a commitment to public interest law during the student's law school career or after graduation 

Alexa R. Pietrowski 

Robert C. Cook 

Archie A. Gorfinkel Award
For a promising and accomplished graduate going into the field of criminal law 

Linzy Dineen 

E. Nathaniel Gates Award
For outstanding academic work or public advocacy that contributes to the achievement of equal justice 

Rebecca Malek 

Jiani Kayla He

Steven Eric Tanenbaum Leadership Award
For exemplary service to the Cardozo Community 

Breana Beaudreault 

National Association of Women Lawyers Award
For a student who has shown academic achievement, motivation, tenacity and drive and shows promise to contribute to the advancement of women in society 

Christina J. Dolamore 

Louis Henkin Award
For demonstrating academic achievement and superior scholarship in the LLM program 

River Yarna 

ALI-ABA Scholarship and Leadership Award
In recognition for being the graduates in this law school who best represent a combination of scholarship and leadership, the qualities embodied by the ALI-ABA parent organizations, the American Law Institute and the American Bar Association 

Dani H. Abitbol 

Andrew S. Zucker Award
For academic excellence, commitment to the law school's future success, community activism, and dedication to the legal profession 

Rebecca Yaminian 

Dr. Samuel Belkin Award
For exceptional contributions to the continued growth and development of the law school 

Tanuja J. Gupta 

Felix Frankfurter Award
For outstanding academic achievement, maturity, responsibility, diligence, and judgement 

Eliza M. Stup