The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University has named Nicholas Tramposch as the recipient of the 2021-2022 Moritt Hock & Hamroff Business Law Honors Fellowship and Rachel November as the recipient of the 2021-2022 Marc L. Hamroff 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 a deserving entering student on the basis of demonstrated academic achievement and/or financial need.

Nicholas Tramposch is a first-year law student at Hofstra Law and a resident of Deer Park, NY. Having earned his Bachelor of Science degrees in Biotechnology and Finance, magna cum laude, from Syracuse University, he is expected to graduate with his Juris Doctor from Hofstra Law in May 2024.

Rachel November is a first-year law student at Hofstra Law and a resident of Bellmore, NY. Having earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Affairs from American University, she is expected to graduate with her Juris Doctor from Hofstra Law in May 2024.

“Giving back to the community has always been one of the core principles of MH&H,” stated Marc Hamroff, managing partner of the firm.  “It’s extremely rewarding to support the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University in its continuing mission to recognize and foster talented young law students who represent the future of professional excellence.”

Judge Gail Prudenti, Dean of Hofstra Law noted, “We are so grateful to Moritt Hock & Hamroff and alumnus Marc Hamroff for their long-standing support of the Law School and our students, as well as their commitment to training the next generation of outstanding attorneys.”

Past recipients include:

MH&H Business Law Honors Fellowship & Scholarship

• 2012-2013: Raechel J. Horowitz ’15 (Judicial Clerk, Executive Office for Immigration Review)

• 2012-2013: Seth A. Nadel ’15 (Associate, Weiss Zarett Brofman Sonnenklar & Levy P.C.)

• 2016-2017: Levi Stewart ’19 (Legal & Compliance Associate, Administrative Services Only, Inc.)

• 2017-2018: James Stevens ’20 (Associate, Ropes & Gray)

• 2018-2019: Dominique Manzolillo ’21 (Tax Associate, Price Waterhouse Coopers)

• 2019-2020: Brian Primm ’22

• 2020-2021: Jeffery Hassan ’23

Marc L. Hamroff Annual Scholarship

• 2019-2020:  Constantina Leodis ’22

• 2020-2021:  Korinne Utting ’23

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP is an 80+ attorney commercial law firm providing a wide range of legal services to businesses, corporations, and individuals worldwide from its offices in Manhattan, on Long Island and in Florida.

Since 1970, the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University has provided more than 12,000 students with an education rich in both the theory and experiential skills needed to produce outstanding lawyers, business executives and community leaders. Hofstra Law’s faculty ranks in the top 50 nationwide for scholarly impact.  The school is widely recognized as a pioneer in fully integrating clinical education into a traditional law school curriculum, while continuing to be at the forefront of legal education with programs in law and technology, health law and family law. Located on the campus of Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, Hofstra Law is 25 miles outside New York City in suburban Long Island. Mr. Hamroff is a Special Professor of Law at Hofstra and teaches Secured Transactions each year.