St. John’s Law Students Continue Dominance in NYSBA Writing Competition and Student Service Awards

On Friday, January 29, three St. John’s Law students attended the New York State Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section’s Annual Meeting Luncheon, where they received various awards.

Anthony Holesworth (’16) won first place in the Stein Memorial Writing Competition for the second consecutive year. Anthony also won third place in the Kaynard Memorial Student Service Award. He earned a $4,000 scholarship for his combined achievements.

Thomas Rossidis (‘17) won first place in the 2015 Samuel M. Kaynard Memorial Student Service Award, earning a $3,000 scholarship for his achievement.

Marlin Duro (‘17) won third place in the 2015 Dr. Emanuel Stein and Kenneth D. Stein Memorial Writing Competition, earning a $1,000 scholarship for her achievement.

In the past four years, St. John’s students have won eight of the twelve writing prizes and five of the twelve student service awards. Mr. Holesworth is the first student to win the first place research paper prize in two consecutive years (2014: “Student-Athletes or Athlete-Students? The Slippery Slope Presented by College Athletes as Employees”; 2015: “Balls, Strikes, and a Minor Pickle: the Pursuit of Bargaining Power in Major League Baseball and the Lingering Plight of Minor Leaguers”).

St. John’s is immensely proud of these students, who continue to strengthen the St. John’s Law presence in Labor and Employment Law.

The Spring 2016 semester is off to an outstanding start, and it promises to only get better. The Labor Relations and Employment Law Society’s upcoming Spring Speaker Series will feature the General Counsel of the New York Giants, the Commissioner of Labor for the City of New York, and the Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board.