Joseph Capio ’25 (he/him) proudly serves as the Editor in Chief of the New York Law School Law Review. Capio is also a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council. Before NYLS, Capio earned a B.A. in history from Fordham University and worked as a Senior Litigation Assistant at Kobre & Kim LLP. During law school, Capio has served as a Torts teaching assistant for Professor Ross Sandler and a Property teaching assistant for Professor Andrew Berman. He spent the summer of 2023 as a Summer Law Fellow for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, the spring of 2024 as a Legal Intern for the Blockchain Association, and the summer of 2024 as a Summer Associate at Kobre & Kim LLP. Capio spends his free time volunteering as a Young Professional at United Cerebral Palsy of Long Island.

Colin Smith ’25 (he/him) proudly serves as the Managing Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Smith is also a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council and an NYLS Student Ambassador. Before NYLS, Smith earned a B.S. in civil engineering from The College of New Jersey and worked in the engineering industry for four years. Throughout law school, Smith has served as a Torts teaching assistant for John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law Penelope Andrews and a Civil Procedure teaching assistant for Professor Lenni Benson. He also served as Treasurer for the Family and Matrimonial Society. Smith spent the summer of 2023 as a Legal Intern at Tanner & Ortega LLP and the summer of 2024 as a Labor and Employment Summer Associate at Seyfarth Shaw LLP. After graduation, Smith will return to Seyfarth Shaw LLP as an Associate. In his free time, Smith enjoys listening to records, going to the beach, reading, and spending time with his family and friends.

Ryen Cinski ’25 (she/her) proudly serves as an Executive Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. A member of the Dean’s Leadership Council, Cinski graduated magna cum laude from the College of the Holy Cross with a B.A. in English and a concentration in gender, sexuality, and women’s studies. While at NYLS, Cinski has served as a Civil Procedure teaching assistant for Professor Brandt Goldstein and a teaching fellow for NYLS’s Academic Success Program. She currently serves as an Evidence teaching assistant for Professor Susan Abraham. Cinski spent the summer of 2023 interning for the Town of Brookhaven Legal Department and the summer of 2024 as a Summer Associate at Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP. After graduation, she will return to Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP as an Associate. In her free time, Cinski enjoys fashion, running, and reading.

Zachary Kimmick ’25 (he/him) proudly serves as an Executive Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Kimmick is also a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council. Before attending NYLS, Kimmick studied political science at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and worked as a Civil Litigation Paralegal at Wong Fleming P.C. In prior semesters, Kimmick has served as a Legal Practice teaching assistant for Professor Erik Lane and a Civil Procedure teaching assistant for Professor Lenni Benson. He spent the summer of 2023 as a Law Clerk at Wong Fleming P.C. and the summer of 2024 as a Summer Associate at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Kimmick is an avid New York sports fan and enjoys golfing in his free time.

Ethan Schaer ’25 (he/him) proudly serves as an Executive Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. A Dean’s Leadership Council member, Schaer grew up in New Jersey and graduated from Rutgers University-New Brunswick with a double major in political science and economics before attending NYLS. During law school, Schaer has served as a teaching assistant for several first-year courses, including Torts, Property, and Civil Procedure; and as a teaching fellow for NYLS’s Academic Success Program. He spent the summer of 2023 as a Judicial Intern for Hon. Paul A. Crotty in the Southern District of New York and the summer of 2024 as a Summer Associate at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Outside of law school, Schaer enjoys trying new restaurants and cafés, cooking, traveling, and watching the Knicks.

Taylor Foster ’25 (she/they) proudly serves as an Executive Notes and Comments Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Foster is a member of both the Dean’s Leadership Council and the Dispute Resolution Team, as well as a research assistant for Professor Britney Wilson. Prior to NYLS, Foster received her undergraduate degree in English literature, rhetoric, and cultural studies from Chapman University. While at NYLS, Foster has served as a Torts teaching assistant for Professor Ross Sandler, a Criminal Law teaching assistant for Professor Kirk Burkhalter, and a Property teaching assistant for Professor Andrew Berman. Currently, Foster serves as a Constitutional Law I and II teaching assistant for Professor Doni Gewirtzman. Foster has worked at Mobilization for Justice in their housing rights project, as a Judicial Extern for a senior judge in the Eastern District of New York, and as a Summer Associate at Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP. Foster is passionate about civil rights and disability justice and enjoys playing and watching soccer.

Isabelle McGovern ’25 (she/her) proudly serves as an Executive Notes and Comments Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. McGovern is also a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council. Prior to NYLS, McGovern earned her B.A. in English from Mount Holyoke College and her M.A. in English education from New York University. She also worked as a middle school English teacher in New York City. McGovern spent the summer of 2023 as a Judicial Intern in the Chambers of Hon. Cecelia G. Morris in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York and the summer of 2024 as a Summer Associate at Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP in the firm’s financial services regulatory and litigation practices. After graduation, McGovern will return to Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP as an Associate.

Brett McAllister ’25 proudly serves as an Executive Citations and Substance Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. McAllister is also a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council. Before law school, McAllister primarily worked as a bartender for over a decade in the hospitality industry. While at NYLS, McAllister has served as a Torts teaching assistant for John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law Penelope Andrews and completed a judicial externship in the Chambers of Hon. John K. Sherwood at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. McAllister spent the summer of 2024 as a Summer Law Clerk at Mandelbaum Barrett P.C. Outside of law school, McAllister loves the mountains and all things outdoors, including skiing, fishing, hiking, and playing golf.

Ashlin Miller ’25 (she/her) proudly serves as an Executive Citations and Substance Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. A member of the Dean’s Leadership Council, Miller earned her B.A. from Seton Hall University with a double major in criminal justice and political science. While at NYLS, Miller previously served as a Torts teaching assistant for Professor Penelope Andrews and a Property teaching assistant for Professor Gerald Korngold. She currently serves as a research assistant and Evidence teaching assistant for Professor Susan Abraham, focusing on the importance of teaching Restorative Justice in law school. Miller spent the summer of 2023 as an intern on the legal team for Wakefern Food Corporation, and the summer of 2024 as a Summer Associate at Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. In the fall of 2024, Miller will work as a Judicial Extern for Hon. Cathy L. Waldor in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Miller is also a competitive Irish dancer, recently ranking 20th in the world.

Jake Finkelstein ’25 (he/him) proudly serves as a Legal Scholarship Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Finkelstein is also a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council and Treasurer of the Jewish Law Students Association. Prior to NYLS, Finkelstein graduated from the University of Delaware with a double major in marketing and management. He also worked as a Global Marketing Associate at KISS Products. In the summer of 2023, Finkelstein interned for Hon. Joel H. Slomsky in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. During his second year of law school, Finkelstein was an intern in the Nonprofit and Small Business Clinic, a Contracts teaching assistant for Professor Kris Franklin, and a Property teaching assistant for Professor Andrew Berman. Finkelstein spent the summer of 2024 as a Summer Associate at Proskauer Rose LLP.

Caitlin McGuire ’25 Evening (she/her) proudly serves as a Legal Scholarship Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. McGuire is also a Dean’s Leadership Council member and the Administrative Director of Clinical Programs at NYLS. Before attending NYLS, McGuire earned a B.A. in history and a B.S. in secondary education from Boston University and worked for more than a decade in secondary and higher education. Before her career in higher education, McGuire was a high school social studies teacher, teaching ninth-grade World History and twelfth-grade AP U.S. History. During law school, McGuire served as a research assistant for Professor Richard Marsico and the Education Law and Policy Institute and as an Evidence teaching assistant. McGuire spent the summer of 2024 as a Summer Associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.

Alexandra McCloy ’25 (she/her) proudly serves as the Associate Managing Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. McCloy is also a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council and a Froessel Co-Chair of the Moot Court Association. Before attending NYLS, McCloy earned a B.S. in business administration from Marist College. During law school, she spent the summer of 2023 as a Judicial Intern for Hon. Joel H. Slomsky in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the summer of 2024 as a Summer Associate at O’Toole Scrivo, LLC. In her last year of law school, McCloy will serve as a Commercial Law teaching assistant for Professor Alan Appel. Outside of NYLS, McCloy enjoys trying new restaurants, shopping, and spending time with friends and family.

Carmen Huang ‘25 (she/her) proudly serves as the Digital Reference Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. She is a first-generation college graduate and law student from New York City. Huang is also a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council; the President and a founding member of the NYLS Federal Bar Association, Southern District of New York Chapter; and the Senior Editor of the NYLS Trial Competition Team. Prior to attending NYLS, Huang worked at White & Case LLP as an Intellectual Property Docketing Assistant and played NCAA basketball at Mount Holyoke College. Huang spent the summer of 2023 as a Judicial Intern for Hon. Leslie A. Stroth at the Supreme Court, Civil Term in New York County; and the summer of 2024 as a Summer Associate at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. After graduation, Huang will return to Kelley Drye & Warren LLP as an Associate.

Gabriella Landicino ‘25 (she/her) proudly serves as the Development Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. While at NYLS, Landicino has served as a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council and a Contracts teaching assistant for Professor Kris Franklin. After her first year, Landicino worked as a Legal Intern at Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. She spent the summer of 2024 as a Summer Associate at Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP. During her last year of law school, Landicino will serve as the Vice President of Operations for the Dispute Resolution Team, the Secretary for the Organization for Healthy Minds, and a member of the Nonprofit and Small Business Clinic.

Rebecca Bliss ’25 (she/her) proudly serves as a Notes and Comments Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Bliss is also a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council and the Editor in Chief of the Moot Court Association. Before attending NYLS, Bliss earned a B.A. in political science with a specialization in American government from American University. She also worked in federal advocacy and grants as an Associate at The Ferguson Group in Washington, D.C. Bliss previously served as a Torts teaching assistant for John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law Penelope Andrews and currently serves as a Constitutional Law I and II teaching assistant for Professor Doni Gewirtzman. Bliss spent the summer of 2024 as a Legal Intern in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Office of Pro Se Litigation.

Natalie Halpin ’25 (she/her) proudly serves as a Notes and Comments Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Halpin is also a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council, an Executive Articles Editor for the ABA’s Family Law Quarterly, and Vice President of NYLS’s Family and Matrimonial Society. Halpin spent the summer of 2024 interning for a boutique intellectual property firm and will work with The Ciric Law Firm PLLC/Holocaust Art Restitution Project during the fall of 2024.

Nicholas Pagliarulo ’25 (he/him) proudly serves as a Notes and Comments Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Pagliarulo is also a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council. Prior to law school, Pagliarulo earned a B.A. in history and political science from Rutgers University. He also spent one year as a recruiter for a boutique staffing agency in New York City. While at NYLS, Pagliarulo served as a Torts teaching assistant for Professor Ross Sandler. Pagliarulo spent the summer of 2023 interning at a personal injury firm and joined Quadrangle Consulting during the summer of 2024.

Zachary Refinski ’25 (he/him) proudly serves as a Notes and Comments Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Refinski, a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council, currently serves as a law clerk at the same New York City firm where he previously worked as a paralegal. As a law clerk, Refinski focuses on real estate transactions and financing, specializing in default services and sales for banks and lenders. Outside of law school, Refinski enjoys playing pick-up sports, hanging out with friends on the Jersey Shore, and spending time outdoors.

Andrea Rodriguez ’25 (she/her) proudly serves as a Notes and Comments Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Rodriguez is also a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council and an affiliate of the James Tricarico Jr. Institute for the Business of Law and In-House Counsel. Throughout law school, Rodriguez has served as an executive board member of the Latin American Students Association; the Media, Entertainment, and Fashion Law Association; and the Intellectual Property Law Society. She also previously served as a Property teaching assistant for Professor Gerald Korngold, a Civil Procedure teaching assistant for Professor Lenni B. Benson, and a teaching fellow for NYLS’s Academic Success Program. Rodriguez currently serves as a Constitutional Law I and II teaching assistant for Professor Doni Gewirtzman. Following her 1L year, Rodriguez spent the summer as an In-House Counsel Intern at Tory Burch, LLC. Following 2L, she spent the summer at Citigroup Inc. as a Compliance Summer Associate.

Nick Rudolph ’25 (he/him) proudly serves as a Notes and Comments Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Rudolph is a first-generation Caribbean law student from New York City and a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council. Before NYLS, Rudolph studied political science and English at the Colin Powell School at City College of New York, where he was a Skadden Arps Legal Scholar. He also worked as a Clerk/Analyst for Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP for 10 years. After his first year of law school, Rudolph served as a Judicial Intern for Hon. Wilma Guzman of the Bronx Supreme Court. Rudolph spent the summer of 2024 as a Summer Associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, and hopes to continue working in mergers and acquisitions and intellectual property upon graduation.

Alison Whitney ’25 (she/her) proudly serves as a Notes and Comments Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. Whitney is also a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council. Before attending NYLS, Whitney graduated magna cum laude from the University of Maryland with a B.A. in psychology and criminology/criminal justice. After her first year of law school, Whitney interned for Hon. Paul A. Crotty in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. She spent the summer of 2024 as a Summer Law Clerk at Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP. Following graduation, Whitney will return to Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP as an Associate.