ALBANY LAWSCHOOL
80
NEW SCOTLAND
AVENUE
ALBANY, NEW YORK12208
Telephone:
(518) 445-2315
URL:
http://www.albanylaw.edu
ABA Approved Since 1930
Founded in
1851, Albany Law
School is the oldest independent law
school in North America and the oldest law school in New York State.
Located in the heart of New Yorkâ??s
Capital Region, the private institution of 700 students equips each student
with the analytical skills required to be an attorney, the practical skills
necessary to meet clientsâ?? needs, and the intellectual tools and supportive
resources to distinguish themselves in their chosen field. The Law Schoolâ??s
dedicated, accessible faculty, active alumni/ae involvement,
and myriad opportunities for developing and practicing professional skills
create an environment where students can immerse themselves in the experience
of lawyering.
Albany LawSchool offers three- and four-year programs
leading to a Juris Doctor degree; joint degree
programs in business, public administration, social welfare and urban planning;
a master of science in legal studies degree for professionals in other fields;
and an LL.M program. The traditional course of study acquaints students with
sources of law while giving them a thorough knowledge and understanding of
legal rules and principles, both in their historical context and their
contemporary application. Students develop legal reasoning and other analytical
skills while learning ethical principles and professional standards. Graduates
are well equipped for work in private practice, the judiciary, government
service, public interest law, business, or any career that draws on legal
skills. Albany Law School
graduates are highly successful in securing employment; 97 percent of recent
graduates were employed within nine months of graduation.
The School
has 57 full-time faculty and 47 adjunct faculty. The
relatively small size of the student body and intimate campus fosters a
close-knit, supportive atmosphere. The collegial environment encourages
frequent contact between students and faculty and friendship among students,
leading to bonds that sustain them while at law school, and often continue
throughout their lifetime. AlbanyLaw School
alumni/ae provide mentoring
to students as well as employment opportunities and networking contacts to
fellow graduates through the Career Advisory Network. The School has produced a
long line of outstanding legal practitioners, scholars and jurists, as well as
distinguished leaders in business and government. These include Hon. Victoria
A. Graffeo, associate judge, New York State Court of
Appeals; Mary O. Donohue, former New York State lieutenant governor; William
McKinley, 25th president of the United States; Kate Stoneman,
first female member of the New York State Bar; Hon. Lawrence H. Cooke, former chief
judge of New York; Thomas J. Vilsack, former Governor
of Iowa, Andrew Cuomo, New York State Attorney General and Richard Parsons,
chairman of Time Warner, Inc.
Albany is a superb location for the study
of law. Home to one of the worldâ??s largest government structures, the city
provides a rich environment for students interested in the workings of government
and the judicial system. The proximity of the New York State Legislature, The Court
of Appeals (New Yorkâ??s
highest court), federal courts, and numerous state agencies provide students
with excellent opportunities to study and actively participate in the
development, implementation, and judicial review of legislation, public policy,
and regulation oversight. The Schoolâ??s Government LawCenter conducts
interdisciplinary study and research on government and the problems facing
governments, and introduces law students to policy analysis and public service
through research programs, externships, public conferences, and legislative seminars.
The Science and TechnologyLaw Center
allows students to get hands-on experience dealing with high-tech legal issues.
Supervised by staff and volunteer attorneys, students help provide affordable
legal assistance for start-up and early-stage high-tech companies. The Clinical
Legal Studies Program includes six projects - Health Law, Civil Rights and
Disabilities, Domestic Violence, Securities Arbitration, Litigation and
Low-Income Taxpayer projects.
Journals
produced by students include the Albany
Law Review, Albany Law Journal of Science and
Technology, and Albany
Government Law Review. The Schaffer Law Library, built in 1986, provides an
inviting study environment with seating for hundreds of students. The book and
microfilm collections number more than half a million volumes and equivalents.
The library computer lab provides access to the Internet and online legal
research systems such as LEXIS-NEXIS, WESTLAW, and DIALOG.
The
Admissions Committee, in making decisions on individual applications, focuses
on two broad classifications of criteria. The first is 9 objective academic
criteria, 9 including LSAT, undergraduate grade-point average, the academic
strength of the undergraduate institution, and the rigor of the undergraduate
program. The second, of equal importance, is 9 uniqueness of life experience
and background, 9 including employment experience; life experience that
suggests ability and commitment to the accomplishment of difficult goals and
overcoming of substantial obstacles; and racial, ethnic, religious, gender,
sexual orientation, cultural, and national affiliations that themselves are
indicators of uniqueness. The goal of the Admissions Committee, by considering
all of these factors, is to enroll a highly qualified, diverse student body.
Albany Law School is part of an exciting entity in Albany - the University
Heights Association, a consortium of four neighboring institutions. The unique,
30-acre campus serves the students at the Law
School, Albany MedicalCollege, Albany College
of Pharmacy, and The Sage Colleges. New Yorkâ??s
Capital Region is the home of 16 colleges and universities, and abounds with
cultural and recreational opportunities, including halls and theaters for the
performing arts and the TimesUnion Center
for major entertainment and sporting events. The nearby Adirondack, Berkshire, Catskill, and Green mountain ranges offer the
best outdoor recreational opportunities in the Northeast.
President
and Dean: Thomas F.
Guernsey (518) 445-2380
Admissions
and Financial Aid: Gail
Bensen (518) 445-2326
Government LawCenter: Patricia Salkin (518)
445-2329
Science & Technology LawCenter: Annette Kahler (518)
445-3355
Academic
Affairs: Connie
Mayer (518) 445-2393
Library:
Robert Begg (518) 445-2340
Career
Planning: Sandra
Mans (518) 445-2332
Institutional
Advancement: Helen
Adams-Keane (518) 445-3213
Student
Affairs: Richard Ludwick (518) 445-3235
FULL
TIME FACULTY
THOMAS
F. GUERNSEY, (Law Professor), born Battle Creek, Michigan, November 3, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976,
New Hampshire; 1983, Virginia; 2003, New York. Education: University of Michigan
(B.A., 1973); Wayne State University
(J.D., 1976); TempleUniversity (LL.M., 1980).
Email:tguer @
albanylaw.edu
PAMELA J. ARMSTRONG, (Law Professor), born Utah;
admitted to bar, 1986, Massachusetts; 1987, New York. Education: Tufts University
(B.A., 1977); State University of New York
at Albany (M.A., 1980); Albany Law School (J.D., 1986). COURSES: Advanced
Writing, Client Interviewing and Counseling, Drafting, Introduction to Civil Procedure,
Employment Regulation, Lawyering. Email:parms @ albanylaw.edu
ROBERT
T. BEGG, (Law Professor), born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
August 14, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio.
Education: Slippery Rock University (B.S. 1969); University
of Oregon (J.D., 1973); Rutgers University (M.L.S., 1974). COURSES:The Legal
Profession, Professional Responsibility Seminar. Email: rbegg @ albanylaw.edu
IRA
MARK BLOOM, (Law Professor), born NewYork, NY. November 10, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, New York. Education: City College
of New York (B.B.A., 1966); Syracuse UniversityCollege of Law (J.D.,
1969). COURSES:Estate
Planning I and II, Property I, Trusts and Estates. Email:ibloo @ albanylaw.edu
VINCENT
MARTIN BONVENTRE, (Law Professor), born Brooklyn, New York, November 11, 1948; admitted to
bar, 1977, New York. Education: Union
College (B.S., 1972); Brooklyn Law
School (J.D., 1976); University of Virginia
(M.A.P.A., 1981; PH.D., 2002). COURSES:Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Judicial Process,
Professional Responsibility (Ethics), State Constitutional Adjudication, The
Legal Profession. Email:vbonv
@ albanylaw.edu
MELISSA
L. BREGER, (Law Professor), admitted to bar, 1995, New York;
1999, Michigan.
Education: University of Illinois
(B.S., 1991); University of MichiganLaw School
(J.D., 1994). COURSES:Domestic
Violence Seminar, Family Violence Clinic, Children and the Law. Email:mbreg @ albanylaw.edu
RAYMOND
BRESCIA, (Law Professor), born Brooklyn, NewYork, July 19, 1967; Education: Fordham
University (B.A., 1989); Yale UniversityLaw School
(J.D., 1992). COURSES:Civil
Federal Procedure, Environmental Practice/Procedure, Property, Legal
Profession. Email:rbres
@ albanylaw.edu
BRIDGIT
M. BURKE, (Law Professor), born Morgantown, West Virginia, April 29, 1962; admitted to bar,
1990, New York. Education: Southampton
College, LongIsland University
(B.S., 1986); AlbanyLaw School
(J.D., 1989). COURSES:Civil
Rights and Disabilities Law Project. Email:bburk @ albanylaw.edu
CHRISTINE
SGARLATA CHUNG, (Law Professor), born 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, NewYork; 1993, Illinois; 1996 Massachusetts. Education:
Amherst College
(B.A., 989); HarvardLaw School
(J.D., 1993). COURSES: Securities Arbitration. Email:cchun @ albanylaw.edu
BEVERLY
COHEN, (Law Professor),
born Plainfield, New Jersey, March 11, 1946; admitted to bar, 1988, New York. Education:
Douglass College
of Rutgers University
(B.A., 1968); Alfred State College (A.A.S., 1979); Albany Law School (J.D., 1987). COURSES:Antitrust in the Health Care Industry, Health Care
Fraud and Abuse, Health Care Organization Finance, Privacy and Security of
Healthcare Information, Torts. Email:bcohe @ albanylaw.edu
JOSEPH
M. CONNORS, (Law Professor), admitted to bar, 1989, NewYork. Education: State
University of NewYork at Buffalo (B.A., 1985); Albany LawSchool (J.D., 1988). COURSES:Health Law Project.
Email:jconn @
albanylaw.edu
PATRICK
M. CONNORS, (Law Professor), born Rockville Center,
New York, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, New York. Education: Georgetown University
(B.A., 1985); St. Johnâ??s
University School of Law (J.D., 1988). COURSES:The Legal Profession, New York Practice I and II, Professional
Responsibility Seminar. Email: pconn @
albanylaw.edu
ANTHONY
PAUL FARLEY, (Law Professor), Education: University
of Virginia (B.A., with Distinction,
1984); Harvard Law School
(J.D., 1987). COURSES:Criminal
Procedure, Law and Psychoanalysis. Email:afarl @ albanylaw.edu
PAUL
FINKELMAN, (Law Professor), Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1971); University
of Chicago (M.A., 1972; Ph.D., 1976); Harvard Law School
(Fellow in Law & Humanities, 1982-1983). Email:pfink @ albanylaw.edu
JAMES
THUO GATHII, (Law Professor), Education: University of Nairobi
(LL.B., 1992); Kenya School of Law; Harvard LawSchool (LL.M., 1995;
S.J.D., 1999). COURSES:Business
Organizations, International Business Transactions, International Law,
International Organizations, International Trade. Email: jgath @ albanylaw.edu
STEPHEN
E. GOTTLIEB, (Law Professor), born New York, NewYork, June 2, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, NewYork; 1970, Missouri; 1977, West Virginia. Education:
Princeton University
(B.A., 1962); YaleLaw School
(LL.B., 1965). COURSES: Comparative Constitutional Law, Internet Law,
Jurisprudence, Privacy, U.S.
Supreme Court Watch. Email:sgott
@ albanylaw.edu
MARIA
GRAHN-FARLEY, (Law Professor), born Seoul, Korea,
July 17, 1972; Education: Gothenberg
University (LL.M., 1999); Harvard Law School
(S.J.D., Candidate, Present). COURSES:Public International Law. Email:mgrah @ albanylaw.edu
PETER H. HALEWOOD, (Law Professor), born Portland,
Oregon; admitted to bar, 1994, New York. Education: University of Toronto
(B.A., 1985); McGill University (M.A., 1987); University
of British Columbia (LL.B., 1990); Columbia University (LL.M., 1994). COURSES:Contemporary
Perspective on Law, Foreign Relations and National Security Law, International
Human Rights Law, International Intellectual Property Law, International Law,
Law and Economics, Property I and II, The Legal Profession. Email:phale @ albanylaw.edu
SHELDON
W. HALPERN, (Law Professor), born 1935; admitted to bar, 1959, New York;
1997, Ohio. Education:
Cornell University
(B.A., 1957); CornellLaw School
(LL.B., 1959). COURSES:Trademark
Law, Defamation and Privacy Law, Copyright Law. Email:shalp @ albanylaw.edu
LENESE
C. HERBERT, (Law Professor), admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania.
Education: Howard University (B.S., 1985); UCLA School of Law
(J.D., 1989). COURSES:Administrative
Law, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence. Email: lherb @ albanylaw.edu
DOROTHY
E. HILL, (Law Professor), born Phoenixville, Pennsylvania,
August 6, 1968; Education: VassarCollege (B.A., 1990),
University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., 1997). COURSES:Introduction to Lawyering.
Email:dhill @
albanylaw.edu
KEITH
HIROKAWA, (Law Professor), born Johnstown, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999,
Washington; 2000, Oregon. Education: Ursinus College
(B.A., 1994); Universityof Connecticut (J.D.,
1998; M.A., 1998); Lewis and Clark (LL.M., 2001). COURSES: Environmental
Law, Policy & Ethics, Property. Email: khiro
@ albanylaw.edu
MICHAEL
J. HUTTER, (Law Professor), born Camp Lejeune, North Carolina,
September 25, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, New York. Education: Brown University
(A.B., 1967); BostonCollege (J.D., 1970). COURSES:Antitrust, Market Structure,
Evidence, Advanced Evidence, Expert Testimony, Unfair Trade Practices. Email:
mhutt @ albanylaw.edu
ANNETTE
I. KAHLER, (Law Professor), born Albany, New York, November 8, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995,
Virginia; 1998, District of Columbia; 2006, New York. Education: University
of Rochester (B.A., 1989); George MasonUniversity School
of Law (J.D., 1995). COURSES:Intellectual
Property in Business, Organizations, Patents and Trade Secrets. Email:akahl @ albanylaw.edu
DEBORAH
S. KEARNS, (Law Professor), born Oceanside, New York, March 18, 1969; admitted to bar, 2001, New
York. Education: Siena College (B.S., 1991); Albany
Law School
(J.D., 2000); New York University School of Law (LL.M.). COURSES: Low Income
Taxpayer Clinic. Email:dkear
@ albanylaw.edu
KATHE
KLARE, (Law Professor),
born Rockville Center, NewYork, 1948; admitted to bar, 1983, Virginia;
1997, Illinois; 2003, New York. Education: University of Michigan
(BSN, 1974); University of Pennsylvania (MSN, 1980); University of Richmond
(J.D., 1982). COURSES:Applied
Legal Reasoning. Email:kklar
@ albanylaw.edu
MARY A.
LYNCH, (Law Professor),
born Bronx, New York, September 25, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, New York. Education:
New York University
(B.A., 1982); HarvardUniversity (J.D., 1985). COURSES:Domestic Violence
Prosecution, Pretrial and Trial Practice. Email:mlync @ albanylaw.edu
TIMOTHY
D. LYTTON, (Law Professor), born New Haven, Connecticut,
September 3, 1965; Education: Yale
University (B.A., 1987); Yale LawSchool (J.D., 1991). COURSES:Advanced Torts,
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Jurisprudence: An Introduction to the
Philosophy of Law, Legislation and Statutory Interpretation, Torts,
Constitutional Law. Email:tlytt
@ albanylaw.edu
DEBORAH
A. MANN, (Law Professor), Education: University at Albany
(B.A., 1975); AlbanyLaw School
(J.D., 1979). COURSES:Introduction
to Lawyering. Email: dmann
@ albanylaw.edu NANCY M. MAURER, (Law Professor), born NewYork, New York, March 7, 1953; admitted
to bar, 1979, New York and South Carolina. Education: Middlebury College
(B.A., 1975); GeorgeWashington University
(J.D., 1978). COURSES:Disability
Law, Fact Investigation, Legal Issues in Medicine, Negotiating for Lawyers. Email:
nmaur @ albanylaw.edu
CONNIE
MAYER, (Law Professor),
born Springfield, Illinois, June 29, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas; 1986,
New York. Education: Eastern Illinois
University (B.A., 1974); University of Albany
(M.A.); Universityof Houston (J.D., 1977). COURSES:
Introduction to Civil Procedure, Trial Practice I and II. Email: cmaye @ albanylaw.edu
DALE L.
MOORE, (Law Professor),
born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
August 10, 1950; admitted to bar, 1987, NewYork. Education: University of Pennsylvania
(B.A., 1979; J.D., 1982). COURSES:Torts,
Health Law, Introduction to Civil Procedure, Legal Issues in Medicine, Products
Liability. Email:dmoor
@ albanylaw.edu
DANIEL
G. MORIARTY, (Law Professor), born Burlington, Vermont, December 1, 1941; admitted to bar, 1968,
New York. Education: GeorgetownUniversity (B.S., F.S., 1964;
J.D., 1967). COURSES:Criminal
Law, Legal History, Remedies, White Collar Crimes. Email:dmori @ albanylaw.edu
NANCY
K. OTA, (Law Professor),
Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.S., 1977); Tulane University
(M.B.A., 1983); Stanford University (J.D., 1992); Georgetown UniversityLaw Center.
COURSES:Commercial
Law Survey, Contracts, Immigration Law and Policy, Issues in Law and Society,
Sales, Lease and Payment Law, Secured Transactions. Email:nota @ albanylaw.edu
ALICIA
OUELLETTE, (Law Professor), born Arlington, Virginia,
January 15, 1966; admitted to bar, New York
and Massachusetts.
Education: Hamilton College (A.B., 1988); Albany Law School (J.D., 1994). COURSES: Bioethics,
Introduction to Lawyering, Law and the Disdavantaged. Email:aouel @ albanylaw.edu
DAVID
A. PRATT, (Law Professor), born Liverpool, England, January 11, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975,
England and Wales; 1978, New York. Education: Hartford
College, Oxford University
(B.A., 1970). COURSES:Introduction
to Taxation, Retirement Plans and Employee Benefits, Business Planning,
Property I and II. Email: dprat @
albanylaw.edu
PETER
PREISER, (Law Professor), born New York, NewYork, April 27, 1931; admitted to bar, 1957, New York. Education: New York University (B.S., 1954; LL.B., 1957). COURSES:
Constitutional Law, Criminal Procedure: Adjudication, Criminal Procedure
Under the 4th, 5th and 6th Amendments, Advanced Criminal Law. 28, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, New York. Education: University of Maryland
(B.A., 1991); New YorkLaw School
(J.D., 1994). COURSES: Introduction to Lawyering.
Email:rquee @
albanylaw.edu
JAMES
D. REDWOOD, (Law Professor), born Baltimore, Maryland, January 14, 1949; admitted to bar, 1984,
California; 1999, New York. Education: Oberlin
College (B.A., 1971); Loyola LawSchool (J.D., 1983). COURSES:
Business Organizations, Constitutional Law, Securities Regulation.
ELIZABETH
RENUART, (Law Professor), admitted to bar, 1977, District of Columbia;
1979, Maryland.
Education: LaMoyne
College (B.A., 1974); Columbus
School of Law (J.D., 1977). COURSES:Commercial Law Survey.
GERALD
ROCK, (Law Professor),
born Albany, New York,
November 22, 1971; Education: Manhattan
College (B.A., 1994); Albany LawSchool (J.D., 1997). COURSES:Introduction to Lawyering. Email:grock @ albanylaw.edu
PATRICIA
E. SALKIN, (Law Professor), born Suffern, New York, August 18, 1964; admitted to bar, 1988, New
Jersey; 1989, New York. Education: State
University of NewYork, Albany (B.A., 1985); Albany LawSchool (J.D., 1988). COURSES:Government Ethics,
Housing Law and Policy, Land Use Planning, Current Legal Issues in Government. Email:psalk @ albanylaw.edu
ALEX Y.
SEITA, (Law Professor),
admitted to bar, 1976, California; 1980, New York. Education: California
Institute of Technology (B.S., 1973); Stanford LawSchool (M.B.A., J.D.,
1976). COURSES:Antitrust,
Introduction to Intellectual Property, Contracts. Email:aseit @ albanylaw.edu
LAURIE
SHANKS, (Law Professor),
born Phoenix, Arizona, December 24, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Arizona; 1989,
Indiana and New York. Education: Arizona StateUniversity (B.S., 1974;
J.D., 1977). COURSES:Field
Placement Program, Semester in Practice Project, Trial Practice II. Email:lshan @ albanylaw.edu
CHRISTIAN
B. SUNDQUIST, (Law Professor), born January 18, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, New York. Education: Carleton College
(B.A., 1997); GeorgetownUniversity LawCenter (J.D., 2002). COURSES:
Evidence, Race/Class and the Law. Email: csund
@ albanylaw.edu
JENEAN M. TARANTO, (Law Professor), born Albany,
New York, May 15, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989,
New York; 1994, Massachusetts. Education: Kenyon College
(B.A., 1984); Case Western Reserve University School of Law
(J.D., 1988). COURSES: Introduction to Lawyering.
Email:jtara @
albanylaw.edu
EVELYN
TENENBAUM, (Law Professor), born August 22, 1951; Education: Northwestern University
(B.A., 1972); CornellLaw School
(J.D., 1976). COURSES:Lawyering,
Public Health Policy and Litigation. Email:etene @ albanylaw.edu
DONNA E. YOUNG, (Law Professor), born Toronto,
Canada; admitted to bar,
1993, New York.
Education: University of Toronto (B.S.C., 1987); Osgoode Hall
Law School,
York University
(LL.B., 1991); ColumbiaLaw School
(LL.M., 1996). COURSES:Employment
Discrimination Law, Employment Regulation, Introduction to Civil Procedure,
Political and Civil Right, Women and Work. Email:dyoun @ albanylaw.edu