Donna F. Bookin, J.D.
EDUCATION
J.D. Juris Doctor
Hofstra University School of Law Hempstead, NY
Academic Honors: 80th of 243 students—top one-third of class
Admitted to practice in New York State
Admitted to practice in United States District Courts
Southern and Eastern Districts
May 1980
May 1981
April 1982
Master of Arts in Communication
December 1973
The American University Washington, D.C.
Academic Honors: Recipient, University Tuition Fellowship; GPA: 3.9/4.0 scale
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
May 1972
The State University of New York at Albany Albany, NY
Academic Honors: Graduate, Magna Cum Laude; Member, SUNYA highest academic
honorary-Signum Laudis; 156th of 1774 students-top 8.8% of class; GPA: 3.47/4.0 scale;
Dean’s List of Distinguished Students 1968-1972; Member, Speaker’s Bureau 19691970; Recipient, Phi Delta Alumnae Scholarship 1971-1972; Recipient, Riverside High
School Community Association Scholarship 1968-1969
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor, Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mercy College Dobbs Ferry, New York
May 2000-present
Program Director, Legal Studies
September 2009-present
Responsibilities: Assistant Professor: Introduction to Legal Studies, Legal Research and
Writing I, Substantive Law and Document Drafting, Advanced Seminar In Paralegal
Studies
Administer the Legal Studies Department in the School of Social and Behavioral
Sciences
Faculty in Residence
Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning
Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, New York
January 2009-present
Responsibilities: School of Social and Behavioral Sciences representative; liaison
between School and Center; assist in planning faculty teaching and learning activities
including Faculty Seminar Day; conduct research; conduct workshops
Donna F. Bookin, J.D. page 2
Director, Paralegal Studies Certificate Program
Mercy College White Plains Campus
Director, Legal Nurse Consultant Program
Mercy College White Plains Campus
May 2000-December 2008
February 2001-December 2008
Assistant Director, Paralegal Studies Certificate Program
Mercy College White Plains Campus, Yorktown Campus August 1998-August 1999
Responsibilities: Assist Director in the administration of the Paralegal Studies Certificate
Program, White Plains and Yorktown Campuses
Adjunct Instructor, Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mercy College White Plains Campus, Yorktown Campus January 1992-May 2000
Responsibilities: Instructor: Introduction to the Paralegal Profession; Legal Research and
Writing; Legal Ethics; and Probate, Trusts and Estates
Honors: Teacher of the Year, 1998-1999 Day Program
Adjunct Instructor, Westchester Community College
Valhalla, New York
September 1992-December 1993
Responsibilities: Instructor: Legal Writing
Adjunct Instructor, American Institute for Paralegal Studies, Inc.
Suffern, NY
December 1981-April 1985
Responsibilities: Instructor: Legal Research and Writing; Torts; Civil Procedure;
Evidence
Instructor, Communications Department
LaGuardia Community College
City University of New York
September 1974-August 1977
Responsibilities: Instructor: Basic Communication Skills; Interpersonal Communication;
Radio, Television and Theatre; counseled students, supervised two other instructors in the
department; Co-Author: Basic Communication Strategies, text for the introductory
course
Adjunct Instructor, Kean College of New Jersey
Union, NJ
Responsibilities: Instructor: Communication Studies
September 1975-May 1976
Adjunct Instructor, The American University
Washington, D.C.
Responsibilities: Instructor: Communication Studies
September 1973-August 1974
Donna F. Bookin, J.D. Page 3
Registrar and Placement Director, Jefferson Secretarial College
Washington, D.C.
January 1974-July 1974
Responsibilities: Admissions counselor for incoming students and placement counselor
for graduating students
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Attorney, General Practice
Somers, New York
Judge, Atlantic Regional Mock Trial Tournament
St. John’s University School of Law
April 1988-present
February 2005, 2007,
2009
Associate Appellate Counsel
February 1991-September 1992
Office of Thomas E. Crice, Esq.
New York, NY
Responsibilities: Legal Research and Appellate Brief Writing
Research Assistant for Associate Dean Alan Resnick
Hofstra University School of Law
Hempstead, NY
January 1980-May 1980
Responsibilities: Legal Research for textbook on Bankruptcy Law
Co-Author, High School Textbook
Subject: The Law and the High School Student
June 1979-May 1980
Intern, Community Legal Services
Hempstead, NY
Summer 1978
Responsibilities: Represented clients in various legal matters under the supervision of
staff attorneys; drafted memoranda, motions, complaints, briefs
CONFERENCES (most recent):
American Association of Colleges and Universities Conference
Philadelphia, PA
March 2010
Represented Mercy College along with other Faculty in Residence of the
Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning: Faculty Roles in High-Impact Practices
Donna F. Bookin, J.D. Page 4
10th Annual Faculty Learning Community Developers’ and Facilitators’
Summer Institute Claremont, California
June 2009
Represented Mercy College along with other Faculty in Residence of the
Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning
North East Regional Conference: American Association for Paralegal
Education Washington, D.C.
Presenter: Practical Assignments for Content Area: Legal Research and
Writing
National Conference: American Association for Paralegal
Education Dallas, Texas
Presenter: Elder Law
North East Regional Conference: American Association for Paralegal
Education Mt. Kisco, New York
Presenter: Training the Paralegal in Elder Law—Guardianship Matters
in New York State
April 2009
October 2008
April 2008