THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO LAW SCHOOL THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
319 O'BRIAN HALL
BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14260
Telephone: (716) 645-2052
Fax: (716) 645-5968
URL: http://www.law.buffalo.edu
Since its founding in 1887, the University at Buffalo
Law School ‑‑ the State University of New York system's only law
school ‑‑ has established an excellent reputation and is widely
regarded as a leader in legal education. It's cutting‑edge curriculum
provides both a strong theoretical foundation and the practical tools graduates
need to succeed in a competitive marketplace, wherever they choose to practice.
A special emphasis on interdisciplinary studies, public service and
opportunities for hands‑on clinical education makes UB Law School unique
among the nation's premier public law schools.
The first‑year program includes traditional legal
courses in procedure, torts, contracts, property, criminal law, constitutional
law, and ethics, as well as intensive year‑long course in research and
writing and spring semester electives in selected areas of legal practice. In
the second and third years students can choose from 11 curricular concentrations
that allow for in‑depth study. Moreover, each student has the opportunity
to craft a custom‑made curriculum, beyond the selected concentrations,
drawing from numerous offerings to build a personalized sequence of courses and
experiences.
UB Law School's nationally renowned clinics offer
diverse and sophisticated practice opportunities for second and third‑year
students. Known for its groundbreaking approaches to skills training and public
interest practice, it's Clinical Education Program combines client service,
impact litigation, and transactional planning. UB's Affordable Housing Clinic,
for example, has been responsible for developing more than $60 million in
affordable housing in the Western New York community.
A beautiful Mission‑style courtroom recently
constructed in John Lord O'Brian Hall offers students the opportunity to watch
judges and lawyers as they conduct actual judicial proceedings. It is one of
the only law school courtrooms that is utilized by a state court system where
real cases are regularly tried.
High‑quality faculty members are another
important ingredient in UB Law's success. The school has a very low student‑faculty
ratio. Currently, more than 75 percent of its upper division courses are comprised
of fewer than 40 students. A large number of faculty members are nationally
prominent and hold advanced degrees in the social sciences and other
disciplines, in addition to their law degrees. Their scholarship is published
widely, and they bring a wealth of practice and policy experience to UB Law
School.
A wide range of interdisciplinary and dual degree
programs permit UB law students to combine their legal studies with masters or
doctoral programs through the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy, as well
as the School of Management, the School of Social Work, the School of
Informatics, the School of Public Health, and various graduate departments in
the College of Arts and Sciences. UB Law also offers a unique post‑professional
Master of Laws degree in Criminal Law.
Dean and Professor:
R. Niles Olsen (716) 645‑2052
Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid:
Lillie Wiley‑Upshaw (716) 645‑2907
Financial Aid Coordinator:
Brezetta Steverson (716) 645‑7923
Associate Dean and Director of the Law Library &
Associate P:
James Milles (716) 645‑2089
Associate Dean for Career Services and Placement:
Lisa M. Patterson (716)
645‑2056
Associate Dean for Alumni and Public Relations:
Ilene R. Fleishmann (716) 645‑2107
Vice Dean for Student Affairs & Clinical
Instructor:
Melinda R. Saran (716) 645‑6223
Associate Dean for Records & Registration:
Karen Waltz Cowart (716) 645‑2061
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs & Professor:
Susan Vivian Mangold (716) 645‑2052
Vice Dean for Development:
Deborah J. Scott (716) 645‑2109
Director of Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy
& Profess:
Lynn Mather (716) 645‑5541
Assistant Dean for Information Technology:
Alexander P. Dzadur (716)
645‑7393
Vice Dean for Resource Management:
Marlene M. Cook (716) 645‑2053
Chair of the Appointments Committee & Professor:
Guyora Binder (716) 645‑2673
FULL TIME FACULTY
ROLF NILS OLSEN, JR., (Dean and Professor), Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A.,
1969); Columbia University (J.D., 1974). Email:
nolsen@buffalo.edu
LEE A. ALBERT, (Professor of Law), born
1937; admitted to bar, 1965, District of Columbia; 1968, New York. Education:
Rutgers College (A.B., 1960); Yale Law School (J.D., 1963). COURSES:
Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Health Law, Law, Medicine and
Bioethics. Email: laalbert@buffalo.edu
JAMES B. ATLESON, (Professor of Law & SUNY Distinguished Teaching
Professor), born 1938; admitted to
bar, 1964, Ohio. Education: Ohio State University (B.A., 1960; J.D.,
1962); Stanford University (LL.M., 1964). COURSES: Labor Law, Law
and the Visual Arts, Labor History. Email: atleson@buffalo.edu
DIANNE AVERY, (Professor of Law), born
1944; admitted to bar, 1983, New York. Education: Duke University (B.A.,
1966); Wesleyan University (M.A.T., 1967); The University at Buffalo Law School
(J.D., 1982). COURSES: Employment, Family Property, Real
Property, Labor Law. Email: lawavery@buffalo.edu
ROBERT S. BERGER, (Professor of Law), born 1948; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois. Education: Kenyon
College (A.B., 1970); University of Chicago (J.D., 1973). COURSES:
Civil Procedure, Complex Litigation, Environment and Development Policy,
Evidence. Email: berger@buffalo.edu
GUYORA BINDER, (Professor of Law & University of Buffalo Distinguished Professor), born 1956. Education: Princeton University
(A.B., 1977); Yale Law School (J.D., 1980). COURSES: Constitutional
Law, Criminal Law, International Human Rights, International Law. Email:
gbinder@buffalo.edu
PAUL I. BIRZON, (Adjunct Associate Professor),
Education: City University of New York (B.A.); Columbia University
(LL.B.).
BARRY B. BOYER, (Professor of Law), born
1944; admitted to bar, 1969, District of Columbia and Florida. Education:
Duke University (A.B., 1966); University of Michigan (J.D., 1969). COURSES:
Administrative, Environmental, Occupational Safety and Health Law. Email:
boyer@buffalo.edu
LAUREN E. BREEN, (Clinical Instructor), Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1983);
University of Buffalo (J.D., 1989). Email: lbreen@buffalo.edu
ELIZABETH F. BUCKLEY, (Adjunct Associate Professor), Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A.,
1976); Howard University (J.D., 1980).
CHARLES CARR, (Adjunct Associate Professor),
Education: City University of New York (B.A.); Howard University (J.D.).
Email: ccarr@buffalo.edu
CATHERINE CERULLI, (Clinical Instructor), Education: St. Mary's College (B.A.);
University at Albany (M.A.); University at Buffalo (J.D.). Email:
cerulli@frontier.net
LOUIS A. DEL COTTO, (Professor Emeritus), born New York, December 29, 1923; admitted to bar,
1952, New York. Education: University at Buffalo (LL.B., 1951); Columbia
University (LL.M., 1961). COURSES: Federal Tax, Corporate
Reorganization.
THOMAS F. DISARE, (Clinical Professor), born 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, New York. Education:
Cornell University (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1980). COURSES: Clinical
Teaching, Corporate Finance. Email: disare@buffalo.edu
MARKUS D. DUBBER, (Professor of Law), born 1966. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1988); Stanford
University (J.D., 1991). COURSES: Criminal Justice, Criminal
Procedure. Email: dubber@buffalo.edu
DAVID M. ENGEL, (Professor of Law, Director of International Programs), born 1945. Education: Harvard University
(A.B., 1967); University of Michigan (M.A., 1974 and J.D., 1974). COURSES:
Conflict Resolution, Torts, Products Liability, Disabilities and Law, Law and
Society. Email: bmengel@buffalo.edu
CHARLES PATRICK EWING, (Professor of Law & SUNY Distinguished Service
Professor), born 1949; admitted to
bar, 1984, New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1971);
Cornell University (Ph.D., 1975); Harvard University (J.D., 1983). COURSES:
Criminal Law, Evidence, Juvenile Law, Law and Psychiatry. Email:
cewing@buffalo.edu
SARA FAHERTY, (Clinical Instructor), Education:
Wellesley College (B.A., 1983); University at Buffalo (J.D., 1990). Email:
sfaherty@buffalo.edu
DAVID B. FILVAROFF, (Professor of Law), born 1931; admitted to bar, 1958, Ohio; 1980, Texas. Education:
University of Wisconsin (S.B., 1953); Harvard University (LL.B., 1958). COURSES:
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Torts, Federal Jurisdiction, International
Law. Email: dbf@buffalo.edu
LUCINDA M. FINLEY, (Frank G. Raichle Professor of Trial & Appellate
Advocacy), born 1956; admitted to bar,
1980, District of Columbia. Education: Barnard College (B.A., 1977);
Columbia University (J.D., 1980). COURSES: Torts, Toxic Torts,
Employment Discrimination, Feminist Jurisprudence, Women and the Law. Email:
finleylu@buffalo.edu
REBECCA REDWOOD FRENCH, (Professor of Law), Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1971); University of
Washington Law School (J.D., 1974); Yale Law School (LL.M., 1988); Yale University
(Ph.D., 1990). Email: rrfrench@buffalo.edu
JAMES A. GARDNER, (Professor of Law), Education: Yale University (B.A., 1980); University of Chicago
Law School (J.D., 1984). Email: jgard@buffalo.edu
SHUBHA GHOSH, (Professor), Education:
Amherst College (B.A., 1984); University of Michigan (Ph.D., 1988); Stanford
(J.D., 1994). Email: Sghosh2@buffalo.edu
WILLIAM R. GREINER, (Professor of Law), born 1934; admitted to bar, 1961, Connecticut; 1973, New York. Education:
Wesleyan University (B.A., 1956); Yale University (M.A., 1959; J.D., 1960;
LL.M., 1966). COURSES: Federal Tax Policy, Real Property, State
and Local Tax, Federal Tax, Local Government. Email:
greiner@buffalo.edu
PHILIP HALPERN, (Professor of Law), born
1946; admitted to bar, 1975, New York. Education: Columbia College
(B.A., 1968); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1973). COURSES:
Civil Rights, Clinical Teaching, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Federal Tax.
Email: phalpern@buffalo.edu
NAN L. HAYNES, (Research and Writing Instructor), Education: Empire State College (B.A.); University at Buffalo
(J.D.). Email: nlhaynes@buffalo.edu
THOMAS E. HEADRICK, (Professor of Law and SUNY Distinguished Service
Professor), born 1933; admitted to
bar, 1960, Connecticut; 1962, California. Education: Franklin &
Marshall College (B.A., 1955); Oxford University (B.Litt., 1958); Yale
University (LL.B., 1960); Stanford University (Ph.D., 1975). COURSES:
Corporate Finance, Corporations, World Civilization. Email:
Headrickub@aol.com
GEORGE M. HEZEL, (Clinical Professor), born 1942; admitted to bar, 1974, New York. Education:
Fordham University (A.B., 1966; M.A., 1968); The University at Buffalo Law
School (J.D., 1973). COURSES: Community Development Law, Housing
Development Law. Email: hezel@buffalo.edu
JACOB D. HYMAN, (Professor Emeritus),
admitted to bar, 1935, New York. Education: Harvard University (B.S.,
1931; LL.B., 1934).
KENNETH F. JOYCE, (Professor of Law and SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor), born 1937; admitted to bar, 1961, Massachusetts;
1974, New York. Education: Boston College (A.B., 1958; LL.B., 1961);
Harvard University (LL.M., 1964). COURSES: Property, Taxation,
Trusts and Estates, Introduction to Law. Email:
kjoyce@buffalo.edu
GEORGE KANNAR, (Vice Dean and Professor of Law), born 1948; admitted to bar, 1979, New York. Education: Yale
College (B.A., 1970); Harvard University (J.D., 1977). COURSES:
Constitutional Law, Federal Courts, Evidence, Criminal Procedure, Ethics, Law
and Politics. Email: kannar@buffalo.edu
MILTON KAPLAN, (Professor Emeritus), born
1915; admitted to bar, 1941, New York. Education: Hamilton College
(A.B., 1937); Harvard (LL.B., 1940).
ALFRED S. KONEFSKY, (Professor of Law and U.B. Distinguished Professor), born 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Massachusetts. Education:
Columbia University (B.A., 1967); Boston College (J.D., 1970). COURSES:
American Colonial Legal History, Contracts, Law and American Labor History. Email:
konefsky@buffalo.edu
JANET S. LINDGREN, (Professor of Law), born 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, Wisconsin. Education:
Macalester College (B.A., 1968); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1971). COURSES:
Contracts, Legislation, Remedies. Email: lindgren@buffalo.edu
JEFFREY D. MALKAN, (Director of Research and Writing), Education: Columbia College (A.B., 1976); SUNY
Stonybrook (M.A., 1982; Ph.D., 1982); City University of New York (J.D., 1988);
Stanford (J.S.M., 1992). Email: jdmalkan@buffalo.edu
SUSAN V. MANGOLD, (Vice Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Law), admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania; 1993, New York. Education:
Harvard University (B.A., 1982); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1987). COURSES:
Child Advocacy, Evidence and the Child Victim. Email:
svm@buffalo.edu
H. JEFFREY MARCUS, (Clinical Professor), Education: University at Buffalo (B.A., 1978);
University of Michigan (Ph.D.); University at Buffalo Law School (J.D., 1990). Email:
hmarcus@buffalo.edu
ISABEL S. MARCUS, (Professor of Law), born 1938; admitted to bar, 1976, California; 1989, New York. Education:
Barnard College (B.A., 1961); University of California at Berkeley (M.A., 1965;
J.D., 1975; Ph.D., 1974). COURSES: Administrative Law, Family
Law, Labor Law, Social Security Law. Email: imarcus@buffalo.edu
LYNN MATHER, (Director of Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy and Professor), Education: University of California at Los
Angeles (B.A.); University of California at Irvine (Ph.D.). Email:
lmather@buffalo.edu
GREGG S. MAXWELL, (Research and Writing Instructor), Education: University of Buffalo (B.A.; J.D.).
Email: gmaxwell@buffalo.edu
MARTHA T. MCCLUSKEY, (Professor of Law), admitted to bar, 1988, Maine. Education: Colby College (B.A.,
1980); Yale Law School (J.D., 1988); Columbia Law School (J.S.D., 1995). COURSES:
Family Law, Feminist Theory, Workers' Compensation, Civil Rights. Email:
mcclusk@buffalo.edu
ERROL E. MEIDINGER, (Vice Dean for Interdisciplinary Studies and
Professor of Law), born 1952. Education:
University of North Dakota (B.A., 1974); Northwestern University (M.A., 1977;
J.D., 1979; Ph.D., 1986). COURSES: Property, Administrative Law,
Law and Ecosystem Management, Environmental Law, Indian Law. Email:
eemeid@buffalo.edu
ELIZABETH B. MENSCH, (Professor of Law), born 1943. Education: New School for Social Research (B.A.,
1965); Cornell University (MAT., 1967); The University at Buffalo Law School
(J.D., 1978); Harvard University (LL.M., 1979). COURSES:
Abortion, Law and Morality, Antitrust, Torts, Contracts, International Trade. Email:
mensch@buffalo.edu
TERESA MILLER, (Associate Professor), Education:
Duke University (B.A., 1982); Harvard University (J.D., 1986); University of
Wisconsin (LL.M., 1989). Email: tmiller@buffalo.edu
JAMES MILLES, (Associate Dean and Director of the Law Library and Associate
Professor), Education: St.
Louis University (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1990); University of Texas at Austin (M.A.,
1980; M.L.I.S., 1982). Email: jgmilles@buffalo.edu
ATHENA D. MUTUA, (Associate Professor), Education: Earlham College (B.A.); American
University (J.D./M.A.); Harvard University (LL.M.). Email:
admutura@buffalo.edu
MAKUA MUTUA, (Professor of Law), Education:
University of Dar‑Es‑Salaam (Tanzania) (B.L., 1983; M.L., 1984);
Harvard University (LL.M., 1985; J.S.D., 1987). Email:
mutua@buffalo.edu
WADE J. NEWHOUSE, (Professor Emeritus), born Tennessee, November 22, 1922; admitted to bar,
1952, Michigan; 1971, New York. Education: Southwestern
University/Memphis (B.A., 1948); University of Michigan (J.D., 1951). COURSES:
Education Law, Law and Public Education. Email:
wnewhouse@buffalo.edu
JOHANNA ORESKOVIC, (Director of Post‑Professional Degree Programs
and Assistant Director of Buffalo Criminal Law Center), Education: Barnard College, Columbia
University (B.A); University at Buffalo (M.A./Ed.M./J.D.). Email:
joresk@buffalo.edu
MARGARET PHILLIPS, (Instructor of Research and Writing), Education: Barnard College (B.A.); University
at Buffalo Law School (J.D.). Email: Mlphill@adelphia.net
STEPHANIE L. PHILLIPS, (Professor of Law), born 1952; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania; 1984, Florida. Education:
University at Buffalo (B.S., 1978); Harvard University (J.D., 1981). COURSES:
Conflict of Laws, Securities Regulation, Law and Religion.
PETER R. PITEGOFF, (Professor of Law), born 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Massachusetts; 1988, New York. Education:
Brown University (A.B., 1975); New York University (J.D., 1981). COURSES:
Community Development Law, Corporations, Corporate Finance/Labor, Legal
Profession. Email: pitegoff@buffalo.edu
JENNIFER PLANTS, (Instructor of Research and Writing), Education: Hartwick College (B.A.); Valparaiso
University Law School (J.D.). Email: jplants@buffalo.edu
LAURA B. REILLY, (Instructor of Research and Writing), Education: Washington University (B.A.);
William Mitchell (J.D.). Email: lreilly@buffalo.edu
ROBERT I. REIS, (Professor of Law), born
1940; admitted to bar, 1965, New York; 1966, Connecticut. Education:
Adelphi University (A.B., 1961); New York University (LL.B., 1964); University
of Southern California (LL.M., 1965). COURSES: Computer Law,
Environmental Law, Land Use Controls, Real Property, Personal Property. Email:
reis@buffalo.edu
MELINDA R. SARAN, (Vice Dean for Student Affairs and Clinical
Instructor), admitted to bar, 1987,
New York. Education: University at Buffalo (B.A., 1982; J.D., 1986);
University of Rochester (M.P.H., 1983). COURSES: Education Law
Clinic. Email: saran@buffalo.edu
JUDY SCALES‑TRENT, (Professor of Law), born 1940; admitted to bar, 1974, District of Columbia; 1986, New
York. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1962); Middlebury College (M.A.,
1967); Northwestern University (J.D., 1973). COURSES:
Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Employment Discrimination, Law and
Literature. Email: scalest@buffalo.edu
JOHN HENRY SCHLEGEL, (Professor of Law), born 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Illinois. Education:
Northwestern University (A.B., 1964); University of Chicago (J.D., 1967). COURSES:
Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporations. Email:
schlegel@buffalo.edu
MARGARET A. SHANNON, (Adjunct Associate Professor), Education: University of Montana (B.A.);
University of California, Berkeley (M.S./Ph.D.). Email:
mshannon@buffalo.edu
SHEILA R. SHULMAN, (Clinical Associate Professor of Law and Social and
Preventive Medicine), Education:
University of British Columbia (LL.B.); Boston University (M.P.H.); Toronto
Western Hospital (R.N.). Email: sshulman@buffalo.edu
ROBERT J. STEINFELD, (Professor of Law), Education: City College of New York (B.A., 1968); Harvard
University (A.M., 1972; Ph.D., 1980; LL.M., 1983); Boston College (J.D., 1978).
COURSES: American Legal History, Property. Email:
steinfeld@buffalo.edu
LOUIS H. SWARTZ, (Associate Professor of Law and Social Work), born 1925; admitted to bar, 1950, New York. Education:
Cornell University (LL.B., 1950); Columbia University (LL.M., 1957; Ph.D.,
1977). COURSES: Criminal Law, Domestic Relations, Law and
Medicine, Law and Sexuality. Email: lswartz@buffalo.edu
ANTHONY H. SZCZYGIEL, (Director of Clinical Education and Professor of Law), born 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, New York. Education:
University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1972; J.D., 1975). COURSES:
Administrative Law, Business of Health Care, Clinical Teaching, Health Care and
Elderly. Email: szczygie@buffalo.edu
SUZANNE TOMKINS, (Clinical Associate Professor), born New York, June 13, 1955; admitted to bar, 1992,
New York. Education: State University College at Buffalo (B.A., 1989;
J.D., 1992). COURSES: Domestic Violence. Email: tomkins@buffalo.edu
AMY DEAN WESTBROOK, (Professor),
Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1987; J.D., 1992). Email:
swestbro@buffalo.edu
DAVID A. WESTBROOK, (Professor of Law), Education: Emory University (B.A., 1988); Harvard University
(J.D., 1992). Email: dwestbro@buffalo.edu
KENDRA E. WINKLESTEIN, (Instructor of Research and Writing), Education: University of Rochester (B.A.);
University at Buffalo (J.D.). Email: kwink@buffalo.edu
JAMES A. WOOTEN, (Professor of Law), admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania. Education: Rice University
(B.A., 1981); Yale University (J.D., 1993; M.A., 1989). COURSES:
Pension/Employee Benefits, Labor Law, Bankruptcy. Email:
jwooten@buffalo.edu