10 Notable alumni of
CUNY School of Law

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The CUNY School of Law is 3194th in the world, 1093rd in North America, and 1037th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from the CUNY School of Law sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Iyanla Vanzant

    Iyanla Vanzant
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-.. (age 72)
    Enrolled in the CUNY School of Law
    Studied Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    spiritual teachertelevision personalitylawyerwritermotivational speaker
    Biography

    Iyanla Vanzant is an American inspirational speaker, lawyer, New Thought spiritual teacher, author, life coach, and television personality. She is known primarily for her books, her eponymous talk show, and her appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show. From 2012 to 2021, she served as host of OWN's Iyanla: Fix My Life.

  2. Catalina Cruz

    Catalina Cruz
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1983-.. (age 42)
    Enrolled in the CUNY School of Law
    2006-2009 graduated with Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    politicianpolitical activistlawyer
    Biography

    Catalina Cruz is a Colombian-American attorney from the borough of Queens in New York City. A member of the Democratic Party and former undocumented immigrant minor (DREAMer), Cruz has worked as an advocate for immigration rights, including as Director of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's 2016 Exploited Task Force. Cruz was elected as the Democratic candidate in the Fall 2018 election for the 39th district of the New York State Assembly, representing Corona, Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights, Queens.

  3. Daniel J. O'Donnell

    Daniel J. O'Donnell
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1960-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Daniel J. O'Donnell is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat, he is a member of the New York State Assembly. O'Donnell represented the 69th district in Manhattan, made up of the neighborhoods of Manhattan Valley, Morningside Heights, and portions of the Upper West Side and West Harlem.

  4. Eva Golinger

    Eva Golinger
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1973-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    journalistlawyer
    Biography

    Eva Golinger is an American lawyer, writer and journalist. She practices law in New York and specializes in immigration and international law. She is the author of several books about the late Hugo Chávez, of whom she was an outspoken supporter, and his relationship with the US. Chávez called her La novia de Venezuela ("The Bride of Venezuela"), and she served as a foreign policy advisor to his government. The National Catholic Reporter wrote that Golinger headed the "pro-Chávez" Venezuela Solidarity Committee in 2004. Her website, venezuelafoia.info, aimed to shed light on what she called links between US government agencies and Venezuelan organizations by publishing documents obtained using the US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

  5. Jeffrey Klein

    Jeffrey Klein
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1960-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Jeffrey David Klein is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He represented the New York State Senate's 34th District, serving parts of Bronx and Westchester Counties from 2005 to 2018. Klein also served as Deputy Democratic Conference Leader.

  6. Jamaal Bailey

    Jamaal Bailey
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1982-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Jamaal T. Bailey is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate from the 36th district. A Democrat, he represents portions of Baychester, Co-op City, Eastchester, Edenwald, Wakefield, Pelham Gardens, and Woodlawn Heights in the Bronx as well as Mount Vernon in Westchester County.

  7. Rebecca Seawright

    Rebecca Seawright
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1962-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Rebecca Seawright is the Assembly member for the 76th District of the New York State Assembly. The district includes portions of the Upper East Side, Roosevelt Island and Yorkville in Manhattan.

  8. Janele Hyer-Spencer

    Janele Hyer-Spencer
    Years
    1964-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    politicianathletics competitorlawyer
    Biography

    Donna Janele Hyer-Spencer is an American attorney and former politician. Hyer-Spencer represented New York's 60th Assembly District, which covers parts of Staten Island and Brooklyn, from 2007 to 2010. She is a Democrat.

  9. Martha S. Jones

    Martha S. Jones
    Enrolled in the CUNY School of Law
    In 1987 graduated with Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    writerhistorianlegal scholarsocial scientist
    Biography

    Martha S. Jones is an American historian and legal scholar. She is the Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor and Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University. She studies the legal and cultural history of the United States, with a particular focus on how Black Americans have shaped the history of American democracy. She has published books on the voting rights of African American women, the debates about women's rights among Black Americans in the early United States, and the development of birthright citizenship in the United States as promoted by African Americans in Baltimore before the Civil War.

  10. Marina Sitrin

    Marina Sitrin
    Years
    1973-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    lawyerwriter
    Biography

    Marina Sitrin is an American writer, professor, lawyer and activist.

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