Regularly during the school year, the Dean hosts roundtable discussions with prominent guests who have utilized their law degrees in a variety of nontraditional ways. Over lunch with a small group of students, guests speak autobiographically about their work experiences, sharing valuable insight about how they found their chosen path. Please note that the roundtables are informal and off-the-record.
Alan Zimmerman ’67, who will be the Dean’s guest on Thursday, April 23, is CEO, legal counsel, and founder of Law Finance Group (LFG), a specialty, law-related finance company based in Marin County, California and New York, New York.
Alan earned his JD from New York University School of Law, after receiving his BS in Business from Miami University, Ohio. He is admitted to practice law in New York and California. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, Public Justice, and the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California.
After receiving his law degree, Alan served as an officer in the US Navy, including service in Vietnam. Following his military service, he practiced law in the San Francisco Bay area for 20 years and founded a law firm that, following two mergers, is now part of Reed Smith. Mr. Zimmerman’s practice focused on the representation of entrepreneurial and emerging businesses, as well as two labor unions.
Alan has been active in the California State Bar and continuing legal education activities for over 30 years. He has served on the California State Bar Business Law Section committees on Corporations, Partnerships, and Continuing Lawyer Education between 1975 and 1980. In 1980, he was appointed to the Executive Committee of the California State Bar Business Law Section and served as the vice chair of the Business Law Section of the California State Bar during 1982 and 1983.
Alan is an avid cyclist, sailor, and scuba diver. He has three children, one of whom is currently enrolled at New York University. He has one granddaughter and lives in Northern California with his wife, Betsy.
The Dean’s roundtables are open to 18 interested NYU School of Law JD and graduate students. In order to achieve a representational mix of students, we will designate a proportionate number of seats to JD students and graduate students, respectively, to be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. The roundtables will begin at 12:30 PM in Snow Dining Room. If you would like to attend a roundtable, please sign up in advance by emailing Ken Seagreaves at ken.seagreaves@nyu.edu. Please indicate whether you are a JD or graduate student, and whether you have any dietary restrictions.