The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University named Jeffrey Hassan the recipient of the 2020-2021 Moritt Hock & Hamroff Business Law Honors Fellowship and Korrine Utting the recipient of the 2020-2021 Marc Hamroff ’83 Annual Scholarship. The fellowship is awarded to an incoming law student who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievements and an interest in pursuing a career in business law. The scholarship is awarded to an entering student on the basis of demonstrated academic achievement and/or financial need.

Hassan is a first-year law student at Hofstra Law and a resident of New York City. Having earned his Bachelor of Science degree in food science from Cornell University, he is expected to graduate with his Juris Doctor from Hofstra Law in May 2023.

Utting is a first-year law student at Hofstra Law and a resident of Shoram, NY. Having earned her Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, in journalism from Stony Brook University, she is expected to graduate with her Juris Doctor from Hofstra Law in May 2023.

“Our firm has achieved a growing and respected presence on Long Island, and giving back to the community has always been one of the core principles of MH&H,” Marc Hamroff, managing partner of Moritt Hock & Hamroff, said. “It’s an honor to continue to support the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University to help educate and foster the next generations of preeminent attorneys.”

“We are so grateful to Marc Hamroff and MH&H for their partnership with Hofstra Law and providing our students with the financial assistance they need to pursue their legal education,” Judge Gail Prudenti, dean of Hofstra Law, said. “We especially want to thank Marc for his teaching and volunteer leadership. His efforts have had an incredible impact on our school.”