Melissa Bezanson Shultz: The Unexpected Moments in Life 

Ann Nowak: A Born Teacher 

This is Ann Nowak. Director of the Touro College Jacob Fuchsberg Law Center’s Legal Writing Center since 2008, and adjunct professor of Law Practice Management, admitted to the bar in New York, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of N.Y., and the U.S. Supreme Court, optioned screenwriter, and avid tap dancer. 

Lance Long: Happiness is a Mountain Range to Hike 

Professor Lance N. Long exudes positivity, even framed in a Zoom window for an online interview. He seems to have mastered the very useful skill of how to take joy from life and share it with others. 

Nelia Robbi: From Goat Farm and Harlequin Romance to Law Firm and Law Teaching

You can’t judge a book by its cover. The same goes for a Harlequin romance novel, which tends to provoke strong assumptions in most people while few seek to understand much beyond those initial assumptions. Nelia Robbi’s story is much the same. 

Beverly Duréus: Champion of Firsts

Beverly Caro Duréus is a warm, funny person with a humble demeanor, and she has enough achievements, accolades, and “firsts” to fill two résumés. She is now working on her third résumé, and this probably won’t be her last act, either. 

Aysha Ames: A Professor Grows in Brooklyn