Stuart Rabinowitz, Esq.

Stuart Rabinowitz joins Mediation Solutions after more than 50 years at Hofstra University, where he served his last 20 years as University President, having retired in 2021. Before serving as President of the University, he was a distinguished professor of law and then served for more than 20 years as the Dean of the Maurice A. Deane School of Law.

Currently, he is Senior Counsel to Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP, where his practice focuses on state and federal litigation, appellate litigation, constitutional law, civil rights law, voting rights law, education law, including higher education and labor relations.

Under Stuart’s leadership, Hofstra University received new regional, national and international visibility. He created several new schools, including the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, the Hofstra/Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs, and the School of Health Professions and Human Services. He also founded the University’s National Center for Suburban Studies and the Center for Entrepreneurship. In recognition of Stuart’s outstanding contributions to Hofstra University, it has named its Honors College after him and his wife Nancy.