Leslie Yalof Garfield
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Leslie Yalof Garfield is a Professor of Law at Pace Law School. Professor Garfield got her start in the Academic Support arena and was a force in creating the Association of American Law Schools
's (AALS) Section on Academic Support. Professor Garfield teaches a wide-variety of law school courses and is currently focusing her teaching on the traditional first year course; Contracts, Criminal Law
and Torts. She also serves as an editor of the Journal of Court Innovation. Professor Garfield has emerged as an expert on teaching law to non-lawyers, law students, and those returning to the profession. She regularly lectures nationally on substantive law and legal skills. In addition to teaching at Pace, she has appeared on News 12 Westchester and regularly lectures for law firms and companies including Kaplan Test Prep bar review programs and New Directions, a program for non-practicing lawyers interested in returning to the work-force.
North East. Her mother, Ina Yalof is a writer who has published 16 books. Her sister, Suze Yalof Schwartz
is the former Editor-at-Large of Glamour Magazine
. Her brother, Stephen Yalof, is an executive with Polo Ralph Lauren
Garfield received her both her BA ('82) and JD ('85) from the University of Florida
. She is the mother of three children.
Garfield began her career at Pace Law School teaching legal research and writing. After one year, Garfield left Pace to serve as a legislative attorney for the New York City Council
. While there, she worked on several pieces of legislation, most notably mandating window guards for apartments with small children, creating business improvement districts and the city's first law regulating smoking in public spaces. In 1990 Professor Garfield returned to Pace, where she started the school's nationally recognized Academic Support Program. In 1998 she was granted tenure and in 2003 she was awarded the prestigious Ottinger
Award for outstanding teaching, scholarship and service. http://web.pace.edu/page.cfm?doc_id=23165
Association of American Law Schools
The Association of American Law Schools is a non-profit organization of 170 law schools in the United States. Another 25 schools are "non-member fee paid" schools, which are not members but choose to pay AALS dues. Its purpose is to improve the legal profession through the improvement of legal...
's (AALS) Section on Academic Support. Professor Garfield teaches a wide-variety of law school courses and is currently focusing her teaching on the traditional first year course; Contracts, Criminal Law
Criminal law
Criminal law, is the body of law that relates to crime. It might be defined as the body of rules that defines conduct that is not allowed because it is held to threaten, harm or endanger the safety and welfare of people, and that sets out the punishment to be imposed on people who do not obey...
and Torts. She also serves as an editor of the Journal of Court Innovation. Professor Garfield has emerged as an expert on teaching law to non-lawyers, law students, and those returning to the profession. She regularly lectures nationally on substantive law and legal skills. In addition to teaching at Pace, she has appeared on News 12 Westchester and regularly lectures for law firms and companies including Kaplan Test Prep bar review programs and New Directions, a program for non-practicing lawyers interested in returning to the work-force.
Biography
Garfield was born in New York City and raised in Livingston, New Jersey. She is the daughter of Herbert Yalof, former President and Chief Operating Officer of Macy'sMacy's
Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
North East. Her mother, Ina Yalof is a writer who has published 16 books. Her sister, Suze Yalof Schwartz
Suze Yalof Schwartz
Suze Yalof Schwartz was the Executive Fashion Editor at Large of Glamour Magazine from 2001 through August 2010. Her fashion career at Glamour began in 1996. . The New York Times has referred to her as a “ fairy godmother” for her makeover abilities...
is the former Editor-at-Large of Glamour Magazine
Glamour magazine
Glamour magazine means:* Glamour magazine, a U.S. publication aimed at a predominantly female readership* a girlie magazine aimed at a male readership featuring photographs of women...
. Her brother, Stephen Yalof, is an executive with Polo Ralph Lauren
Polo Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren Corporation is a luxury clothing and goods company of the American fashion designer Ralph Lauren. Ralph Lauren specializes in high-end casual/semi-formal wear for men and women, as well as accessories, fragrances, home and housewares...
Garfield received her both her BA ('82) and JD ('85) from the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
. She is the mother of three children.
Garfield began her career at Pace Law School teaching legal research and writing. After one year, Garfield left Pace to serve as a legislative attorney for the New York City Council
New York City Council
The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of the City of New York. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs. The Council serves as a check against the mayor in a "strong" mayor-council government model. The council monitors performance of city agencies and...
. While there, she worked on several pieces of legislation, most notably mandating window guards for apartments with small children, creating business improvement districts and the city's first law regulating smoking in public spaces. In 1990 Professor Garfield returned to Pace, where she started the school's nationally recognized Academic Support Program. In 1998 she was granted tenure and in 2003 she was awarded the prestigious Ottinger
Ottinger
Ottinger is a surname derived from the city of Oettingen in Bavaria.Ottinger may refer to:* Albert Ottinger, New York politician of the Republican Party* Ferenc Ottinger , Hungarian general in the 1848-49 Revolution...
Award for outstanding teaching, scholarship and service.
Articles
- "The Case for a Criminal Law Theory of Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress"
- "Don't Count Them Out Just Yet: Toward the Plausible Use of Race-Preference Student Assignment Plans", <10 Rutgers Race and the Law Review (2008)>http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1606&context=lawfaculty
- "Adding Colors to the Chameleon: Why the Supreme Court May Adopt a New Compelling Governmental Interest Test for Race-Preference Student Assignment Plan's", <56 Kansas Law Review 101 (2008)> http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1151944
- "The Glass Half Full: Envisioning the Future of Race Preference Policies", 63 New York University Annual Survey of the Law 385 (2007)>http://law.nyu.edu/ecm_dlv4/groups/public/@nyu_law_website__journals__annual_survey_of_american_law/documents/documents/ecm_pro_064996.pdf
- "The Cost of Good Intentions: Why the Supreme Court's Decision Upholding Affirmative Action Admission Programs is Detrimental to the Cause", <27 Pace Law Review 15 (2006)>http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/lawfaculty/38/
- "Back to Bakke: Defining the Strict Scrutiny Test for Affirmative Action Policies Aimed at Achieving Diversity in the Classroom", <83 Nebraska Law Review 631 (2005)>http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/lawfaculty/518/
- "A More Principled Approach to Criminalizing Carelessness: A Prescription for the Legislature" <65 Tenn. L. Rev. 875 (1998)>http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1151956