Huntington Resident Named to General Counsel at Fordham University

A Huntington resident with a long list of experience will serve as Fordham University’s new general counsel starting Monday, August. 31.

Elaine M. Crosson, JD, will replace Thomas E. DeJulio, who is retiring from Fordham after more than 42 years of service.

“I am very pleased that Ms. Crosson has accepted our offer, and I know the Fordham family joins me in welcoming her to the University,” said Joseph M. McShane, SJ, president of Fordham, in a statement. “I believe her experience, talent, and ability to reach consensus on thorny issues will serve us well in the years to come.”

Crosson, an experienced attorney, formerly served as vice president for government and community affairs at Stony Brook University.

Crosson’s experience includes:

• She served as Long Island University’s general counsel for legal affairs, where she settled tax matters and environmental claims and negotiated the sale of an 82-acre campus.
• She has an extensive background in government affairs and the judiciary.
• She heard cases involving child support and spousal support while she was a family court hearing examiner in Suffolk County.
• She served as general counsel for the Interest on Lawyer Account Fund, and as an associate at Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, in Albany.
• She was the principal law clerk of Associate Judge Joseph W. Bellacosa of the New York Court of Appeals, in Albany.

Crosson received her bachelor’s degree from St. John’s University and her juris doctor from Albany Law School. She is a member of the New York State Bar.

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