Moritt Hock & Hamroff welcomed Sabrina Arfeen, Claudio Diaz, Pacika Guerra, Abla Laallam, Mofiyinfoluwa Shotayo and Hannah Stubbs to its 2025 Summer Associates Program.
“We are thrilled to welcome this talented group of summer associates to the firm,” Michael Cardello III, managing partner of Moritt Hock & Hamroff, said. “Working alongside our attorneys the group will gain meaningful real work life experience and training across a variety of practice areas. We look forward to their contributions and to helping them build a strong foundation towards their legal careers.”
Arfeen is a rising 3L at the Maurice A. Dean School of Law at Hofstra University where she is a member of the Dispute Resolution Society, Hofstra Intellectual Property Law Association and Muslim Law Student Association. She earned her B.A in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY).
Diaz is a rising 3L at Florida International University, College of Law where he is a staff member of FIU’s Law Review, serves as president of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Society and is a member of the Cuban American Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association. He earned his B.A., summa cum laude, in psychology from Florida International University.
Guerra is a rising 3L at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University where she is a member of the Women of Color Collective and Black Law Students Association. She earned her B.A., cum laude, in political science and criminal justice from the University of Albany (SUNY).
Laallam is a rising 3L at the Maurice A. Dean School of Law at Hofstra University where she is a member of the First-Generation Law Students Association, the International Law Society and Women of Color Collective. She earned her B.A., magna cum laude, in political science minoring in linguistics from Middlebury College.
Shotayo is a rising 2L at the Maurice A. Dean School of Law at Hofstra University where she is a member of the Black Law Students Association, the Business Law Society, Hofstra Intellectual Property Association, Women of Color Collective and the Federal Bar Association. She earned her B.A., summa cum laude, in philosophy pre-law minoring in psychology from Morgan State University.
Stubbs is a rising 3L at St. John’s University School of Law where she serves as the director of events for the Intellectual Property Law Society, and served as logistics committee chair for the 2024 Public Interest Auction and as a Teaching Assistant in Civil Procedure (Fall 2024). She earned her B.A. in liberal studies with a minor in the Hesburgh Program of Public Service from the University of Notre Dame.
