The Brooklyn Law School community recently gathered to honor the retirement of Professor Debbie Bechtel. After 27 years of dedicated service, Bechtel is stepping down, leaving behind a legacy of teaching, mentoring, and influential contributions to affordable housing law. Debbie Bechtel began her illustrious career at Brooklyn Law School in 1997, immediately founding the Corporate […]
Spring burst out all over in Brooklyn Heights and Downtown Brooklyn in recent weeks with cascades of tulips, trees suddenly in bloom, vegetables piled high in the farmers market and sweaters coming off seemingly overnight. A stunning Japanese Flowering Cherry next to the monumental sculpture by Charles Keck at the Brooklyn War Memorial is full […]
The Brooklyn legal community is hosting a suit drive to help individuals reentering society after imprisonment by providing them with professional attire. This initiative, led by Michael Farkas and Melina Alexis-Hayes from the District Attorney’s Office, involves multiple local legal organizations, including the Brooklyn Bar Association, the Kings County Criminal Bar Association, the Brooklyn District […]