Newswise — Stephen Zack, the first Hispanic-American to serve as president-elect of the American Bar Association, will be the speaker at the commencement ceremony for Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center on May 16.
Zack is slated to become president of the ABA in August 2010 and will become the first Hispanic-American president of the largest voluntary bar association in the world. He was raised in Cuba and is the son of a Cuban mother and American father. He was also the first Hispanic-American to be president of The Florida Bar, a position he held in 1989 when he was also the youngest president of The Florida Bar.
NSU’s Shepard Broad Law Center has been recognized for its commitment to providing legal education to Hispanics. The Law Center ranked fourth nationally in the number of law degrees awarded to Hispanics in the latest rankings by Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine.
Zack also previously served as chair of the ABA’s House of Delegates from 2004 to 2006. The 555-member body debates and votes on issues that become official ABA policy, and the chair of the House is the second highest elected office within the association. Zack is also a partner in the national law firm Boies, Schiller and Flexner LLP.
The trustees of Nova Southeastern University will award Zack an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws.
The commencement ceremony will be held for graduates and their families on Sunday, May 16, at 11 a.m. at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla.
About the Shepard Broad Law Center: Located in the heart of Broward County, the Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova Southeastern University integrates a solid foundation in traditional legal subjects and a pioneering clinical program that sets it apart from other law schools. The school offers full full-time day and part-time evening programs, as well as Master of Science degrees in health law, education law, and employment law. Additionally, the Shepard Broad Law Center offers a wide variety of international and comparative learning opportunities including courses, clinical opportunities, and law programs abroad. The Shepard Broad Law Center is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools.
About Nova Southeastern University: Situated on 300 beautiful acres in Davie, Florida, Nova Southeastern University is a dynamic fully accredited institution dedicated to providing high-quality educational programs of distinction from preschool through the professional and doctoral levels. NSU has more than 29,000 students and is the seventh largest not-for-profit independent institution nationally. The university awards associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, specialist, doctoral, and first-professional degrees in a wide range of fields, including business, counseling, computer and information sciences, education, medicine, optometry, pharmacy, dentistry, various health professions, law, marine sciences, early childhood, psychology and other social sciences. For more information visit www.nova.edu.
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