Touro Law School names Cohen of Certilman Balin "Alumni of the Month"

Touro Law Center's Office of Development, Alumni Relations and Communications named Michelle Cohen, an associate in the real estate dept. at Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP, as "Alumni of the Month" for September. Her profile can be found on the law school's site at: http://tourolawalumnianddevelopment.blogspot.com. Before joining the firm, she interned for the honorable Thomas Boyle, magistrate judge, U.S. District Court, EDNY, and she worked as a legal assistant at Certilman Balin in 2007. Cohen earned her bachelor of arts degree in Political Science with a minor in Sociology from The George Washington University in 2004. She spent a semester abroad in London at the American Intercontinental University. From Touro College Jacob D. Fuschberg Law Center, she graduated cum laude, earning three CALI Awards for Academic Excellence, the National Association Women Lawyers Award, and the ABA/BNA Award for Excellence in Labor and Employment Law. She was recognized for her exemplary contributions to student life, having served as president of the Women's Bar Association, VP of the Public Interest Law Organization of Touro, election chair of the Student Bar Association, and competition editor of Touro's Moot Court Board. Additionally, she is a member of Touro Law Center's Alumni Council and participates in Touro Law's Alumni Mentor Program. She was a guest speaker for the Real Estate Law Society in March 2009 and participates as a judge for Touro Law Center's Annual Bainbridge Moot Court Competition.