WHITTIER LAW SCHOOLDean Neil H. Cogan and the Faculty Are Pleased to Report a Major Gift From David Beitchman, '98 and Sara Polinsky '98 To Fund the Harry S. Zekian Memorial Scholar A Major Gift was received from David Beitchman and Sara Polinsky, both of the Whittier Law School class of 1998, in memory of their classmate and friend, Harry S. Zekian, for the establishment of the Harry S. Zekian Memorial Scholar. Harry Zekian graduated from Whittier Law School in 1998, at the top of his class. He was a member of the Whittier Law Review and was the recipient of several American Jurisprudence awards for scholastic excellence. Mr. Zekian was a founding principal in the law firm of Beitchman & Zekian, where he focused his practice on business transactions and commercial litigation. He was a role model and inspiration to his friends, colleagues and family. Mr. Zekian died an untimely death on July 6, 2003. David Beitchman co-founded the law firm of Beitchman & Zekian, and practices in the areas of intellectual property, commercial transactions/litigation and entertainment law. He has successfully litigated against inequitable restrictive intellectual property provisions that permeate most personal service entertainment contracts. Mr. Beitchman is dedicated to the continued growth and development of Mr. Zekian's vision on which the firm was established. Sara Polinsky is a sole practitioner, concentrating on estate planning, elder law, and family law. She conducts seminars and workshops, and volunteers at numerous senior centers in Los Angeles County, providing free legal advice to senior citizens and their families. Professor Gail Frommer (formerly Gail Brod) became the first Harry S. Zekian Memorial Scholar on October 1, 2004. Professor Frommer earned her B.S. from Cornell University and her J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she was a member of the Order of the Coif and the Order of the Barrister. She has been a Whittier Law School faculty member since 1977, and currently teaches Community Property; Employment Law; Labor Law; and Wills and Trusts. Professor Frommer directed the first Whittier Law School Summer Abroad Program at Sun Yat-sen University in Zhuhai, China during June 2004. Among Professor Frommer's publications are Premarital Agreements and Gender Justice, 6 YALE J.L. & FEMINISM 229 (1994); and Hooray for...Toronto? Hollywood, Collective Bargaining, and Extraterritorial Union Rules in an Era of Globalization, 6 U. PA. J. LAB. & EMP. L. REV. (2003). Close This Window |