Education
Yeshiva University; Benjamin North. Cardozo School of Law.
Yeshiva University; Benjamin North. Cardozo School of Law.
She has been co-producer of productions of the plays Oleanna and Blithe Spirit. Hirschfeld is an advocate in the area of pet trusts. When a New York court awarded $2 million to Leona Helmsley"s dog, Hirschfeld was quoted in The New Yorker calling it "one of the greatest moments in my life".
She noted that "lieutenant"s a landmark case, for a judge to be able to say that we have a case for that amount of money."
Hirschfeld has been either quoted or profiled by news and media outlets in stories about pet trusts and pet rights including American Broadcasting Company’s Nightline, The New Yorker, The New York Sun, Newsday, The Today Show, Cable News Network, the Columbia Broadcasting System Early Show, the Wall Street Journal and The Wall Street Journal.