NSU Horizons Spring 2013

side by side with us in the field,” said Finizio. “Some of them have ended up being asked to join our practice. We’re a small firm, but we’ve probably hired about 10 lawyers over the years from NSU.” In 2010, the law firm established the Finizio & Finizio Scholarship Fund to provide financial assistance to Shepard Broad Law Center students. While the scholar- ship does take into consideration financial need, Finizio and Bascombe also select award recipients based on their commitment to South Florida. “We want to build upon what we’ve created here, and we want to pass that torch on to others,” said Finizio. Bascombe added, “We made an investment in the community, and we want that investment to grow in this community. We want our children’s grandchildren to say, ‘this is where it started, generations ago.’ ” Bascombe also serves as president of NSU’s Law Alum- ni Association and is past president of the Broward County Women Lawyers Association (BCWLA), a chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers. She established a Rising Star Scholarship 11 years ago when she was president of the BCWLA. With the support of the Law Center’s former dean, Joseph D. Harbaugh, NSU partnered with the BCWLA to help fund the scholarship. “The university has really helped to foster the scholarship, and it has grown into a $10,000 award for a second- or third- year law student at the Law Center,” said Bascombe. Eventually, two more Shepard Broad Law Center alumni will join the Fort Lauderdale firm. Cousins Mark Finizio, Jr., and Santino Finizio are both second- year students at the Law Center. “Mark and Santino chose NSU over many other law schools in the country to be part of the bigger picture we’re establishing here in South Florida and to practice alongside respected family members and NSU alumni,” said Mark J. Finizio, Sr., director of operations at the Law Offices of Finizio & Finizio, P.A. He is the cousin of Paul and Jamie and Mark and Santino’s father. For Paul G. Finizio and Jamie Finizio Bascombe, their dedication to NSU isn’t just a commitment to their alma mater, but a contribution to a bigger picture. “If we can help in some way create more well- rounded lawyers for a better legal society, and if we can be assured at the end of the day that we’ve contributed in some small way, then we’ve accomplished a mission that is very important to us,” said Finizio. n 37 HORIZONS “We made an investment in the community, and we want that investment to grow in this community.” “The bond we have with NSU can be credited to our father.”